CVE-2026-94268

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 resolve the target of the update-user action in its front-end Forms module consistently between the stage that authorises the request and the stage that carries it out, which allows unauthenticated visitors to bypass the guard protecting administrator accounts, take over the site administrator's account and be issued a valid session for it. Exploitation requires the site to publish two separate front-end form configurations whose targets are mapped to visitor-submitted values.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/eccfab3c-e7cc-4623-9c20-4cd6c32f8422/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

23 Oct 2026, 12:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 8.1
CWE		CWE-269

23 Oct 2026, 06:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-23 06:17

Updated : 2026-10-23 14:20

NVD link : CVE-2026-94268

Mitre link : CVE-2026-94268

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-94268

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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