{"id":"CVE-2012-10025","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"WordPress Plugin Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 Remote File Inclusion","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.","publishedAt":"2025-08-05T20:06:00.838Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-15T11:13:52.958Z","severity":{"score":10,"label":"Critical","version":"4.0","vector":"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","source":"VulnCheck"},"assigner":"VulnCheck","products":["Advanced Custom Fields WordPress Plugin"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Advanced Custom Fields","product":"WordPress Plugin","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"3.5.1","versionType":"semver"}],"modules":["core/actions/export.php"]}],"references":["https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_advanced_custom_fields_exec.rb","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23856","http://web.archive.org/web/20121223025326/http://secunia.com:80/advisories/51037","https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63326","https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/advanced-custom-fields/advanced-custom-fields-351-remote-code-execution-via-remote-file-inclusion","https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d132d93b-509c-490d-8001-87147ed28c5e/","https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-advanced-custom-fields-remote-file-inclusion"],"weaknesses":["CWE-98"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T19:40:13.167Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2012/10xxx/CVE-2012-10025.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2012-10025","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-08-05T20:06:00.838Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-15T11:13:52.958Z","assignerShortName":"VulnCheck","assignerOrgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateReserved":"2025-08-05T15:43:27.678Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"WordPress Plugin Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 Remote File Inclusion","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Advanced Custom Fields","product":"WordPress Plugin","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"3.5.1","versionType":"semver"}],"modules":["core/actions/export.php"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_advanced_custom_fields_exec.rb","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23856","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"http://web.archive.org/web/20121223025326/http://secunia.com:80/advisories/51037","tags":["technical-description","exploit"]},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/63326","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/advanced-custom-fields/advanced-custom-fields-351-remote-code-execution-via-remote-file-inclusion","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d132d93b-509c-490d-8001-87147ed28c5e/","tags":["third-party-advisory"]},{"url":"https://wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields/","tags":["product"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-advanced-custom-fields-remote-file-inclusion","tags":["third-party-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV4_0":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":10,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"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","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"NOT_DEFINED"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-98","description":"CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"VulnCheck","orgId":"83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10","dateUpdated":"2026-05-15T11:13:52.958Z"},"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:a:accesspressthemes:frontend_post_wordpress_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"0","versionEndIncluding":"3.5.1"}]}]}],"credits":[{"lang":"en","type":"finder","value":"Charlie Eriksen"}],"impacts":[{"capecId":"CAPEC-242","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"CAPEC-242 Code Injection"}]}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"x_generator":{"engine":"Vulnogram 0.2.0"},"datePublic":"2013-01-03T00:00:00.000Z"},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","references":[{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23856","tags":["exploit"]},{"url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_advanced_custom_fields_exec.rb","tags":["exploit"]}],"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2025-08-07T15:12:44.140302Z","id":"CVE-2012-10025","options":[{"Exploitation":"poc"},{"Automatable":"yes"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2025-08-07T15:12:47.309Z"}}]}}}