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.
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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-284 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-285 |
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000
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| 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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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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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: 2026-11-07T08:15:03Z