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CVE-2012-10025 (GCVE-0-2012-10025)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-05 20:06 – Updated: 2026-05-15 11:13
VLAI
Title
WordPress Plugin Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 Remote File Inclusion
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-98 - Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo… | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23856 | exploit |
| http://web.archive.org/web/20121223025326/http://… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63326 | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil… | third-party-advisory |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d132d93b-509c-49… | third-party-advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/ | product |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-pl… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Custom Fields | WordPress Plugin |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.5.1
(semver)
|
Date Public
2013-01-03 00:00
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