CVE-2026-8382 (GCVE-0-2026-8382)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-31 02:28 – Updated: 2026-05-31 02:28
VLAI
Title
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) <= 6.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Modification via Front-End Form '_post_title' and '_post_content' Parameters
Summary
The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.8.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the post_title and post_content of any post bound to a publicly accessible acf_form() instance by injecting values into the _post_title and _post_content parameters of a form submission request.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpengine | Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 6.8.1
(semver)
|
Credits
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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
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