CVE-2025-13486 (GCVE-0-2025-13486)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-03 06:47
Modified
2025-12-03 14:32
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Summary
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in versions 0.9.0.5 through 0.9.1.1 via the prepare_form() function. This is due to the function accepting user input and then passing that through call_user_func_array(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server, which can be leveraged to inject backdoors or create new administrative user accounts.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hwk-fr Advanced Custom Fields: Extended Version: 0.9.0.5   ≤ 0.9.1.1
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