Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-94264
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.8.9.4 - 0.9.2.7 - Contributor+ XSS via Form Shortcode Attributes
New
6.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8, Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.8 does not validate or escape some of its form shortcode attributes, which can be pointed at values taken from the visitor's own request and are then output without escaping, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to have arbitrary script run in the browser of anyone led to open a crafted link or page, including a logged-in administrator. This is an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-5292, whose deny-list covers only the three HTML wrapper attributes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended ·
0.8.9.4 before 0.9.2.8 · source: vendor
AC
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO ·
0.8.9.4 before 0.9.2.8 · source: vendor
Affected product
AC
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
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