Advanced Custom Fields <= 3.5.1 - Remote Code Execution via Remote File Inclusion

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
CVE CVE-2012-10025
CVSS Low (3.8)
Publicly Published January 3, 2013
Last Updated August 22, 2025
Description

Advanced Custom Fields up to 3.5.1 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. The vulnerability allows for remote file inclusion and remote code execution via the export.php script. This exploit only works when the php option allow_url_include is set to On (Default Off).

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug advanced-custom-fields (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.5.1
Patched Version
  • 3.5.2
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