CVE-2012-10025

The WordPress plugin Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) version 3.5.1 and below contains a remote file inclusion (RFI) vulnerability in core/actions/export.php. When the PHP configuration directive allow_url_include is enabled (default: Off), an unauthenticated attacker can exploit the acf_abspath POST parameter to include and execute arbitrary remote PHP code. This leads to remote code execution under the web server’s context, allowing full compromise of the host.

CVSS v4.0

10.0 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS

1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 68th percentile

Published

2025-08-05

Updated

2026-05-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23856
• http://web.archive.org/web/20121223025326/http://secunia.com:80/advisories/51037

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_advanced_custom_f…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-10024
• CVE-2012-10026
• CVE-2012-10023
• CVE-2012-10027
• CVE-2012-10022
• CVE-2012-10028