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TI-2025-11029 Aliases CVE-2025-12030GHSA-g9gc-23hp-3qj2

Authorization bypass in airesvsg ACF to REST API

Priority LOW 20CWE-639Published · 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-639.

Summary

The ACF to REST API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4. This is due to insufficient capability checks in the update_item_permissions_check() method, which only verifies that the current user has the edit_posts capability without checking object-specific permissions (e.g., edit_post($id), edit_user($id), manage_options). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to modify ACF fields on posts they do not own, any user account, comments, taxonomy terms, and even the global options page via the /wp-json/acf/v3/{type}/{id} endpoints, granted they can authenticate to the site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00404 34th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
airesvsgACF to REST APIup to 3.3.4—No fix listedCNA
  • ACF to REST API Vendorairesvsg Affected up to 3.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12030
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g9gc-23hp-3qj2

References

  • TI-2025-39127 WordPress ACF to REST API plugin <= 3.3.4 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources