Description
The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin before 6.8.11 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.
Published: 2026-11-07
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) WordPress plugin before 6.8.11 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.
Title Advanced Custom Fields < 6.8.11 - Contributor+ Admin-Restricted Custom Field Update via Post Save Path
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-07T18:16:17.125Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T08:42:31.544Z

Link: CVE-2026-97191

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-07T06:16:59.737

Modified: 2026-11-07T19:17:29.900

Link: CVE-2026-97191

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Updated: 2026-11-07T20:30:15Z

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