CVE-2025-14533 PUBLISHED

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 11.12.2025 Published: 20.01.2026 Updated: 20.01.2026

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.2.1. This is due to the 'insert_user' function not restricting the roles with which a user can register. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site. Note: The vulnerability can only be exploited if 'role' is mapped to the custom field.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor hwk-fr
Product Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from * to 0.9.2.1 (incl.)

Credits

  • andrea bocchetti finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management CWE