Plugins · advanced-forms · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Advanced Forms for ACF safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.9.3.8
- Last updated
- 2026-05-11
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 6.9.11 · PHP 7.1+
Flexible and developer-friendly forms using the power of Advanced Custom Fields — by Phil Kurth
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.9.3.8). Anything older than 1.9.3.8 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get advanced-forms --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update advanced-forms updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 7.5 CVE-2026-57378 · published 2026-07-13
Missing authorization check in Advanced Forms for ACF (1.9.3.7 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.3.7 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.3.8
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Phil Kurth Advanced Forms advanced-forms allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Advanced Forms: from n/a through <= 1.9.3.7.
medium 5.3 CVE-2024-1121 · published 2024-02-05
Missing authorization check in Advanced Forms for ACF (1.9.3.2 and older)
- Affected
- 1.9.3.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.9.3.3 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The Advanced Forms for ACF plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the export_json_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to export form settings.
Recent activity
- 2026-05-11 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.9.3.8).
- 2026-07-13 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-57378), fixed in 1.9.3.8.
- 2024-02-05 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-1121), fixed in 1.9.3.3.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-forms (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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