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TI-2026-10749 Aliases CVE-2026-12526GHSA-qq65-x2qx-772f

Improper authentication in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

Priority LOW 37CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.7 does not verify that the requester is authorized to edit the targeted user account in the update-user action of its front-end Forms module; it only checks a capability when the submitted role is administrator or super_admin. On a site that exposes a publicly reachable front-end form whose user-update action targets an existing administrator (a fixed target, or one mapped to a visitor-submitted field) and maps the password to a visitor-submitted field, an unauthenticated visitor can overwrite that administrator's password and take over the account. The default target is the submitting user, so exploitation depends on the form being configured to target another account.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00373 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (Unknown): 0.9.2.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
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
UnknownAdvanced Custom Fields: Extendedbefore 0.9.2.70.9.2.7Patch availableCNA
  • Advanced Custom Fields: Extended VendorUnknown Affected before 0.9.2.7 Fixed in 0.9.2.7 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (Unknown) Fixed in 0.9.2.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.2.7

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-55522 Improper privilege management in Advanced Custom Fields: ExtendedPriority LOW 37
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12526
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qq65-x2qx-772f

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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