The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.9.8 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.
History

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions secure Custom Fields
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions secure Custom Fields

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Secure Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 6.9.8 does not re-apply its field-group location rules when persisting values submitted through the post editor save path, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to write custom fields the site restricted to administrators onto their own posts.
Title Secure Custom Fields < 6.9.8 - Contributor+ Admin-Restricted Custom Field Update via Post Save Path
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-11-08T06:00:28.025Z

Updated: 2026-11-08T06:00:28.025Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T08:43:25.433Z

Link: CVE-2026-97192

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-08T06:17:06.003

Modified: 2026-11-08T06:17:06.003

Link: CVE-2026-97192

cve-icon Redhat

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