VDB-425587 · CVE-2026-94262 · GCVE-0-2026-94262

Advanced Custom Fields Extended prior 0.9.2.8 on WordPress Forms authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Advanced Custom Fields Extended and Advanced Custom Fields Extended PRO Plugin. This affects an unknown function of the component Forms Module. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-94262. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Advanced Custom Fields Extended and Advanced Custom Fields Extended PRO Plugin and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Forms Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8, Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8 does not verify that the requester is authorised to edit the targeted user account in the update-user action of its front-end Forms module, performing that check only when the target account holds an administrator role, which allows unauthenticated visitors to overwrite any non-administrator account's credentials and obtain a session for that account. Exploitation requires the site to publish a form whose user-update action maps its target to a visitor-submitted value rather than to the default current user.

It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-94262 since 09/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 0.9.2.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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WordPress Plugin

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Advanced Custom Fields Extended/Advanced Custom Fields Extended PRO Plugin 0.9.2.8

Timelineinfo

09/21/2026 CVE reserved
10/23/2026 +32 days Advisory disclosed
10/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-94262 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-94262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425587

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2026 08:49
Changes: 10/23/2026 08:49 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103