Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action_CVE-2025-14533

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    "description": "The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 0.9.2.1. This is due to the 'insert_user' function not restricting the roles with which a user can register. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site. Note: The vulnerability can only be exploited if 'role' is mapped to the custom field.",
    "published": "2026-01-20T09:25:00.542Z",
    "modified": "2026-01-20T09:25:00.542Z",
    "type": "cve",
    "title": "Advanced Custom Fields: Extended <= 0.9.2.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Insert User Form Action",
    "source": "Wordfence",
    "references": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d44f8af2-3525-4b00-afa8-a908250cc838?source=cve\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.1/includes/modules/form/module-form-action-user.php#L636\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.2/includes/fields/field-user-roles.php#L437\nhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/acf-extended/tags/0.9.2.2/includes/modules/form/module-form-action-user.php#L356",
    "id": "CVE-2025-14533",
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    "sourceData": "hwk-fr Advanced Custom Fields: Extended *",
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        "score": 9.8,
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        "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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