CVE-2012-10025
WordPress Plugin Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 Remote File Inclusion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 10.0 Critical
- Published
- Aug 5, 2025
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 5, 2025
Description
The WordPress plugin Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) version 3.5.1 and below contains a remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in core/actions/export.php. When the PHP configuration directive allow_url_include is enabled (default: Off), an unauthenticated attacker can exploit the acf_abspath POST parameter to include and execute arbitrary remote PHP code. This leads to remote code execution under the web server’s context, allowing full compromise of the host.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 10.0 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WordPress PluginAdvanced Custom Fields |
|
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_advanced_custom_fields_exec.rbexploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23856exploit
- http://web.archive.org/web/20121223025326/http://secunia.com:80/advisories/51037technical-descriptionexploit
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63326third-party-advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/advanced-custom-fields/advanced-custom-fields-351-remote-code-execution-via-remote-file-inclusionthird-party-advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d132d93b-509c-490d-8001-87147ed28c5e/third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/product
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-advanced-custom-fields-remote-file-inclusionthird-party-advisory
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