CVE-2026-3243
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.81% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-members/tags/1.2.4/core/modules/class-avatar.php#L266
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-members/tags/1.2.4/core/modules/class-avatar.php#L57
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-members/trunk/core/modules/class-avatar.php#L710
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3479725/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3492372/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22b63369-c6ea-42e9-bea3-d15837da7732?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.