The ACF Flexible Layouts Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:54 UTC
- Affects
- all up to 1.1.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin or disable it if possible to prevent exploitation.
Description
The ACF Flexible Layouts Manager plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability in all versions up to and including 1.1.6 that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify data. This is due to a missing capability check in the 'acf_flm_update_template_with_pasted_layout' function, enabling unauthorized updates to custom field values on posts and pages.