Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 3.5.1 on WordPress POST Parameter core/actions/export.php acf_abspath filename control

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A vulnerability was found in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 3.5.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file core/actions/export.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument acf_abspath leads to filename control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-10025. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 3.5.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file core/actions/export.php of the component POST Parameter Handler. The manipulation of the argument acf_abspath with an unknown input leads to a filename control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-98. The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in "require," "include," or similar functions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Charlie Eriksen. The advisory is shared at raw.githubusercontent.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-10025 since 08/05/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:core/actions/export.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 63326 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (23856), Tenable (63326), EUVD (EUVD-2012-6571) and SecurityFocus (BID 56528†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Advanced Custom Fields Plugin

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• 3.5.0
• 3.5.1

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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