CVE-2025-14533

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action

criticalImproper Privilege Management
9.8
CVSS Score
9.8
CVSS Score
critical
Severity
0.9.2.2
Patched in
1d
Time to patch

Description

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.2.1. This is due to the 'insert_user' function not restricting the roles with which a user can register. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site. Note: The vulnerability can only be exploited if 'role' is mapped to the custom field.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=0.9.2.1
PublishedJanuary 19, 2026
Last updatedJanuary 20, 2026
Affected pluginacf-extended

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