CVE-2025-15463

MEDIUM

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

Title source: cna

Description

The The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.2.3. This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8544784-1994-47e2-be39-568d0ab9ee00?source=cve

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.2/includes/modules/form/module-form-action-email.php#L111

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.2/includes/modules/form/module-form-front-render.php#L35

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0027

EPSS Percentile 17.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-94

Status published

Products (1)

hwk-fr/Advanced Custom Fields: Extended < 0.9.2.3

Published May 12, 2026

Tracked Since May 13, 2026