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WordPress ACF Extended Unauthenticated RCE via prepare_form()

Disclosed
Dec 2, 2025

Description

This module exploits an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (ACF Extended) WordPress plugin versions 0.9.0.5
through 0.9.1.1. The vulnerability exists in the prepare_form() function of the
acfe_module_form_front_render class, which accepts user-controlled input via the
form[render] parameter and passes it directly to call_user_func_array() without
proper sanitization.

This exploit requires a WordPress page containing an ACF Extended form widget, which
exposes the required nonce token in the page's JavaScript. The NONCE_PAGE option
must be set to the path of such a page.

Once an administrator account is created via wp_insert_user(), the module uploads
and executes a malicious plugin to achieve remote code execution (RCE).
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