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GHSA-H43P-J9XG-VXVR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-05 21:31 – Updated: 2025-08-05 21:31

Details

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

10.0 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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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

Title

WordPress Plugin Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 Remote File Inclusion

Summary

Severity

10 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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

VulnCheck

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

Credits

Charlie Eriksen

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GHSA-H43P-J9XG-VXVR

CVE-2012-10025 (GCVE-0-2012-10025)

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