Description
The Advanced Members for ACF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the create_crop function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The vulnerability was partially patched in version 1.2.5.
References6
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-members/tags/1.2.4/…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-members/tags/1.2.4/…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-members/trunk/core/…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3479725/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3492372/
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22b63369-c6ea…
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 58 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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