CVE-2025-12030

ACF to REST API <= 3.3.4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Contributor+) ACF Field/Option Modification

State
Published
Severity
4.3 Medium
Published
Jan 7, 2026
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Reserved
Oct 21, 2025

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Description

The ACF to REST API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4. This is due to insufficient capability checks in the update_item_permissions_check() method, which only verifies that the current user has the edit_posts capability without checking object-specific permissions (e.g., edit_post($id), edit_user($id), manage_options). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to modify ACF fields on posts they do not own, any user account, comments, taxonomy terms, and even the global options page via the /wp-json/acf/v3/{type}/{id} endpoints, granted they can authenticate to the site.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.14.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWordfence

Weaknesses

  • CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ACF to REST APIairesvsg
  • 3.3.4 and earlierAffected

References

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