Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in prepare_form

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2025-13486
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published December 2, 2025
Last Updated December 3, 2025
Researcher Marcin Dudek (dudekmar) - CERT.PL

Description

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.

Wordfence blocked 9 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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Vulnerability Details for Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug acf-extended (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 0.9.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1
Patched Version
  • 0.9.2

Recent vulnerabilities in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Validation Bypass to '_acf_post_id' Parameter CVE-2026-8809 9.8 daroo May 28, 2026
2 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution CVE-2025-15463 6.5 Kishan Vyas May 12, 2026
3 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action CVE-2025-14533 9.8 andrea bocchetti January 19, 2026
4 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.9.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVE-2023-5292 6.4 István Márton September 29, 2023
5 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.8.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVE-2021-24865 7.2 ZhongFu Su December 24, 2021

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