2026-05-12 22:24CVE-2025-15463Wordfence
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-94

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution

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.

Problem type

Affected products

hwk-fr

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

<= 0.9.2.3 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-7qqg-rvf9-85ww

The The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7qqg-rvf9-85ww

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.

JSON source

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-15463
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