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Advanced Custom Fields: Extended Vulnerability History & Security Timeline

The Wordfence Intelligence dataset currently contains 6 vulnerability records associated with Advanced Custom Fields: Extended, published between 2021 and 2026.

Dataset last synchronized: 2026-08-03 00:31:25 UTC

At a glance

Security Snapshot

6Total records
3Critical
1High
2Medium
0Low
0Informational
6Patched records
0Currently marked unpatched
2021-12-24First disclosure
2026-05-28Latest disclosure
6 of 6CVE coverage

Year-by-Year Timeline

YearRecordsRelative volume
202111 records
202311 records
202511 records
202633 records

Severity Breakdown

SeverityRecordsShare
Critical350%
High116.7%
Medium233.3%

Vulnerability-Type Breakdown

Other

2 records33.3%

First: 2025. Latest: 2026.

Privilege Escalation

2 records33.3%

First: 2026. Latest: 2026.

SQL Injection

1 record16.7%

First: 2021. Latest: 2021.

Cross-Site Scripting

1 record16.7%

First: 2023. Latest: 2023.

Patch Status

Patched
6
Currently marked unpatched
0
Unknown status
0

Patch status reflects the latest successfully synchronized source dataset and must be checked against the installed version.

Latest Known Patched Versions

  • 0.9.2.6
  • 0.9.2.4
  • 0.9.2.2
  • 0.9.2
  • 0.8.9.4
  • 0.8.8.7

Affected-Version History

Ranges are deduplicated by source range record and shown with the associated disclosure and known patched versions.

Affected rangeVulnerabilityPublishedPatched versionSeverity
*-0.9.2.5Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Validation Bypass to '_acf_post_id' ParameterMay 28, 20260.9.2.6Critical
*-0.9.2.3Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode ExecutionMay 12, 20260.9.2.4Medium
*-0.9.2.1Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form ActionJanuary 19, 20260.9.2.2Critical
0.9.0.5-0.9.1.1Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in prepare_formDecember 2, 20250.9.2Critical
*-0.8.9.3Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.9.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ShortcodeSeptember 29, 20230.8.9.4Medium
*-0.8.8.6Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.8.6 - Admin+ SQL InjectionDecember 24, 20210.8.8.7High

Selected source records

Latest Records

CriticalCVE-2026-8809

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Validation Bypass to '_acf_post_id' Parameter

Published: May 28, 2026

Affected versions
*-0.9.2.5
Patched versions
0.9.2.6
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2025-15463

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

Published: May 12, 2026

Affected versions
*-0.9.2.3
Patched versions
0.9.2.4
Original Wordfence record
CriticalCVE-2025-14533

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action

Published: January 19, 2026

Affected versions
*-0.9.2.1
Patched versions
0.9.2.2
Original Wordfence record
CriticalCVE-2025-13486

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in prepare_form

Published: December 2, 2025

Affected versions
0.9.0.5-0.9.1.1
Patched versions
0.9.2
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-5292

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.9.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Published: September 29, 2023

Affected versions
*-0.8.9.3
Patched versions
0.8.9.4
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2021-24865

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.8.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Published: December 24, 2021

Affected versions
*-0.8.8.6
Patched versions
0.8.8.7
Original Wordfence record

Highest-Severity Records

CriticalCVE-2026-8809

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Validation Bypass to '_acf_post_id' Parameter

Published: May 28, 2026

Affected versions
*-0.9.2.5
Patched versions
0.9.2.6
Original Wordfence record
CriticalCVE-2025-13486

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.0.5 - 0.9.1.1 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in prepare_form

Published: December 2, 2025

Affected versions
0.9.0.5-0.9.1.1
Patched versions
0.9.2
Original Wordfence record
CriticalCVE-2025-14533

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action

Published: January 19, 2026

Affected versions
*-0.9.2.1
Patched versions
0.9.2.2
Original Wordfence record
HighCVE-2021-24865

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.8.6 - Admin+ SQL Injection

Published: December 24, 2021

Affected versions
*-0.8.8.6
Patched versions
0.8.8.7
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2025-15463

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

Published: May 12, 2026

Affected versions
*-0.9.2.3
Patched versions
0.9.2.4
Original Wordfence record
MediumCVE-2023-5292

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.8.9.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Published: September 29, 2023

Affected versions
*-0.8.9.3
Patched versions
0.8.9.4
Original Wordfence record

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