Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.8.10 on WordPress Location Rules access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.8.10 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Location Rules. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-97191. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.8.10. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Location Rules. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin before 6.8.11 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.

The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-97191 since 09/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 6.8.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / 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 Plugin 6.8.11

Timelineinfo

09/24/2026 CVE reserved
11/07/2026 +44 days Advisory disclosed
11/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: WPScan
CVE: CVE-2026-97191 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-97191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-432449

Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2026 07:17
Changes: 11/07/2026 07:17 (55)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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