CVE-2025-12030

MEDIUM

ACF to REST API <3.3.4 - Insecure Direct Object Reference

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by SnailSploit · poc
https://github.com/SnailSploit/CVE-2025-12030

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-639
Status published
Products (1)
airesvsg/ACF to REST API < 3.3.4
Published Jan 07, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026