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TI-2012-05448 Aliases CVE-2012-10025GHSA-h43p-j9xg-vxvr

WordPress Plugin Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 Remote File Inclusion

Priority HIGH 82CWE-98Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-98.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02135 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Advanced Custom FieldsWordPress Pluginup to 3.5.1—No fix listedCNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-10025
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h43p-j9xg-vxvr

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2023-01131 Advanced Custom Fields - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-04251 Advanced Custom Fields < 6.3 - Contributor+ Custom Field Access CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-08839 Secure Custom Fields < 6.3.6.3 - Admin+ Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2023-14589 WordPress Advanced Custom Fields / Advanced Custom Fields PRO plugins <= 6.1.5 vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2015-07856 The ACF-Frontend-Display plugin through 2015-07-03 for WordPress has arbitrary file… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02396 Advanced Custom Fields 5.0-5.12.2 - Unauthenticated File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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