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Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Exposes 100,000+ Websites to Privilege Escalation Attacks


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2026-01-20 09:29:34
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A critical privilege escalation vulnerability discovered in the Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin threatens over 100,000 active installations. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-14533 with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to administrative by exploiting a misconfigured user registration form. The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended plugin, an addon for […]


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