ACF Front End Editor <= 2.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Content Update
Priority LOW 20CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The ACF Front End Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the update_texts() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary post title, content, and ACF data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| horiondigital | ACF Front End Editor | up to 2.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ACF Front End Editor Vendorhoriondigital Affected up to 2.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-3072
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgcw-gcm9-q689
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-3072 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-3072 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgcw-gcm9-q689 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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