CVE-2026-80467: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.7 does not restrict the role submitted through its front-end user forms to the roles the form actually offers, and its safeguard against privileged roles is incomplete, allowing unauthenticated visitors to register an account with elevated capabilities and then escalate it to administrator.
CVE-2026-80467: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
Description
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.7 does not restrict the role submitted through its front-end user forms to the roles the form actually offers, and its safeguard against privileged roles is incomplete, allowing unauthenticated visitors to register an account with elevated capabilities and then escalate it to administrator.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-26T12:57:44.445Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a97bd35acd9273b49d9bc0d
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 06:07:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 01:06:18 UTC
Views: 14
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