WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Advanced Custom Fields < 6.8.11 - Contributor+ Admin-Restricted Custom Field Update via Post Save Path
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 6.8.11 References
CVE
Classification
Type
ACCESS CONTROLS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
vuxvinh
Submitter
vuxvinh
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-11-04 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-11-04 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-11-04 (about 2 days ago)
