CVE · Critical

CVE-2025-14533 — Advanced Custom Fields: Extended [acf-extended] < 0.9.2.2

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2025-14533 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended [acf-extended] < 0.9.2.2 Improper Privilege Management Critical 9.8 < 0.9.2.2 0.9.2.2 2026-01-19

CVE-2025-14533

A flaw in Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress allows unauthorized users to register with elevated permissions, specifically the administrator role, when a specific configuration is set. This occurs because the insert_user function does not adequately restrict user registration roles. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 0.9.2.1.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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