Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.8.10 on WordPress Relational Fields information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.8.10 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Relational Fields. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-97189. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Advanced Custom Fields Plugin up to 6.8.10. Affected is an unknown code of the component Relational Fields. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin before 6.8.11 does not perform a read-permission check when it renders and formats the values of its relational fields, allowing users with post-editing access (Contributor and above) to disclose the titles and non-public statuses of other users' unpublished posts.

The advisory is available at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-97189 since 09/24/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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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-2026-97189 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-97189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-432450

Entryinfo

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

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