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.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-284 |
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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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-02T10:45:56.187Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T12:57:44.445Z
Link: CVE-2026-80467
Updated: 2026-09-02T10:11:47.658Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:18.487
Modified: 2026-09-02T11:17:22.190
Link: CVE-2026-80467
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-02T13:30:05Z