CVE-2025-15463
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.2.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
| CWE | CWE-94 |
| Vendor | hwk-fr |
| Product | advanced custom fields: extended |
| Published | May 12, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 13, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
hwk-fr / Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
0 ≤ 0.9.2.3
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8544784-1994-47e2-be39-568d0ab9ee00?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.2/includes/modules/form/module-form-action-email.php#L111 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.2/includes/modules/form/module-form-front-render.php#L35
Credits
Kishan Vyas