Vulnerabilities and security researches foradvanced-custom-fields advanced-custom-fields

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Aug 06, 2025

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2012-10025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2012-10025
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Aug 06, 2025
Research Description: The WordPress plugin Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) version 3.5.1 and below contains a remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in core/actions/export.php. When the PHP configuration directive allow_url_include is enabled (default: Off), an unauthenticated attacker can exploit the acf_abspath POST parameter to include and execute arbitrary remote PHP code. This leads to remote code execution under the web server’s context, allowing full compromise of the host.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Oct 18, 2024

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2024-49593

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-49593
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Oct 17, 2024
Research Description: In Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) before 6.3.9 and Secure Custom Fields before 6.3.6.3 (plugins for WordPress), using the Field Group editor to edit one of the plugin's fields can result in execution of a stored XSS payload. NOTE: if you wish to use the WP Engine alternative update mechanism for the free version of ACF, then you can follow the process shown at the advancedcustomfields.com blog URL within the References section below.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Oct 09, 2024

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2024-9529

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-9529
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Nov 15, 2024
Research Description: The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.3.9, Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.3.6.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 6.3.9 does not prevent users from running arbitrary functions through its setting import functionalities, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to run arbitrary PHP functions.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Sep 06, 2024

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2024-45429

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-45429
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Sep 05, 2024
Research Description: Cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Advanced Custom Fields versions 6.3.5 and earlier and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions 6.3.5 and earlier. If an attacker with the 'capability' setting privilege which is set in the product settings stores an arbitrary script in the field label, the script may be executed on the web browser of the logged-in user with the same privilege as the attacker's.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Jun 06, 2024

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2020-36172

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2020-36172
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Jan 06, 2021
Research Description: The Advanced Custom Fields plugin before 5.8.12 for WordPress mishandles the escaping of strings in Select2 dropdowns, potentially leading to XSS.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2021-20865

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2021-20865
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Dec 13, 2021
Research Description: Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.11 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.11 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in browsing database which may allow a user to browse unauthorized data via unspecified vectors.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2021-20866

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2021-20866
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Dec 13, 2021
Research Description: Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.11 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.11 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in obtaining the user list which may allow a user to obtain the unauthorized information via unspecified vectors.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2021-20867

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2021-20867
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Dec 13, 2021
Research Description: Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.11 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.11 contain a missing authorization vulnerability in moving the field group which may allow a user to move the unauthorized field group via unspecified vectors.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2022-23183

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2022-23183
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Mar 31, 2022
Research Description: Missing authorization vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields versions prior to 5.12.1 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions prior to 5.12.1 allows a remote authenticated attacker to view the information on the database without the access permission.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2018-20986

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2018-20986
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Aug 23, 2019
Research Description: The advanced-custom-fields (aka Elliot Condon Advanced Custom Fields) plugin before 5.7.8 for WordPress has XSS by authors.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2023-6701

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-6701
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Feb 06, 2024
Research Description: The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a custom text field in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2022-2594

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2022-2594
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Aug 22, 2022
Research Description: The Advanced Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 5.12.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 5.12.3 allows unauthenticated users to upload files allowed in a default WP configuration (so PHP is not possible) if there is a frontend form available. This vulnerability was introduced in the 5.0 rewrite and did not exist prior to that release.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2022-40696

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2022-40696
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Jan 09, 2024
Research Description: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields (ACF).This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields (ACF): from 3.1.1 through 6.0.2.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2023-1196

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-1196
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: May 02, 2023
Research Description: The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) Free and Pro WordPress plugins 6.x before 6.1.0 and 5.x before 5.12.5 unserialize user controllable data, which could allow users with a role of Contributor and above to perform PHP Object Injection when a suitable gadget is present.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2023-30777

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-30777
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: May 10, 2023
Research Description: Unauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields Pro, WP Engine Advanced Custom Fields plugins <= 6.1.5 versions.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2023-40068

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2023-40068
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Aug 21, 2023
Research Description: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7 and Advanced Custom Fields Pro versions 6.1.0 to 6.1.7 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute an arbitrary script on the web browser of the user who is logging in to the product with the administrative privilege.
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) # CVE-2024-4565

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-4565
Home page URL: Security reports for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Application: Advanced Custom Fields (ACF)
Date: Jun 20, 2024
Research Description: The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) WordPress plugin before 6.3, Advanced Custom Fields Pro WordPress plugin before 6.3 allows you to display custom field values for any post via shortcode without checking for the correct access
Affected versions: Min -, max -.
Status: vulnerable