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.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-284

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.2.2 - 0.9.2.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Front-End User Insert Action
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:45:56.187Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T12:57:44.445Z

Link: CVE-2026-80467

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T10:11:47.658Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:18.487

Modified: 2026-09-02T11:17:22.190

Link: CVE-2026-80467

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T07:45:03Z

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