CVE-2012-10025

published 2025-08-05

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…

Priority P2 72 critical 10 CVSS 4.0

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EXPLOIT

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.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
advanced_custom_fields	wordpress_plugin	<= 3.5.1	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

path core/actions/export.php↗

other POST parameter: acf_abspath↗

• → Monitor POST requests targeting the export.php script within the Advanced Custom Fields plugin path for external URLs in the acf_abspath parameter, which would indicate an RFI attempt. ↗
• → Flag any POST request where the acf_abspath parameter contains an http:// or https:// URL, as this is the injection vector for remote code execution. ↗
• → Exploitation is only possible when the PHP directive allow_url_include is enabled; audit PHP configurations for this setting as a risk indicator. ↗

• · Exploitation requires the non-default PHP configuration directive allow_url_include to be enabled; the vulnerability is NOT exploitable in default PHP installations. ↗
• · Only Advanced Custom Fields plugin versions 3.5.1 and below are affected; detections should be scoped accordingly. ↗

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