CVE-2025-13486 (GCVE-0-2025-13486)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-03 06:47 – Updated: 2025-12-03 14:32
VLAI
Title
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in prepare_form
Summary
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions 0.9.0.5 through 0.9.1.1 via the prepare_form() function. This is due to the function accepting user input and then passing that through call_user_func_array(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server, which can be leveraged to inject backdoors or create new administrative user accounts.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hwk-fr Advanced Custom Fields: Extended Affected: 0.9.0.5 , ≤ 0.9.1.1 (semver)
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Credits
Marcin Dudek
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