Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.2.7 - Unauthenticated Non-Administrator Account Takeover via Front-End User Update Action
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-94262 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | WPScan |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-23 06:17:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-23 06:17:08 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Unknown | Advanced Custom Fields Extended | affected 0.9.2.7 0.9.2.8 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Unknown | Advanced Custom Fields Extended PRO | affected 0.9.2.7 0.9.2.8 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpscan.com/vulnerability/3634e73f-df12-4d84-8bf6-c098efa0b191 | [email protected] | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Karthik Ramakrishnan (en)
CNA: WPScan (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.