The ACF to REST API plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.4. This is due to insufficient capability checks in the update_item_permissions_check() method, which only verifies that the current user has the edit_posts capability without checking object-specific permissions (e.g., edit_post($id), edit_user($id), manage_options). This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to modify ACF fields on posts they do not own, any user account, comments, taxonomy terms, and even the global options page via the /wp-json/acf/v3/{type}/{id} endpoints, granted they can authenticate to the site.
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Configurations
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History
07 Jan 2026, 12:16
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Information
Published : 2026-01-07 12:16
Updated : 2026-01-08 18:09
NVD link : CVE-2025-12030
Mitre link : CVE-2025-12030
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12030
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Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-639
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
