Advanced Custom Fields · Security record
Is Advanced Custom Fields safe?
One known vulnerability affects the current version (2.0.9), and it has no fix yet.
Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 2.0.9.
How it’s looked after
- Last release
- Apr 8, 2023 (3 years ago)
- Releases in the last year
- 0
- Tested up to
- WordPress 6.2.15 (current: 7.1)
- Support resolved
- 0 of 1 threads in two months
- Active installs
- 2K+
1 known vulnerability
- 1 high
1 affects the current version. 1 has no fix yet.
Every known vulnerability in Advanced Custom Fields
Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.
Affects the current version · No fix yet · CVE-2025-60208 · Sep 21, 2025 · Wordfence
Questions about Advanced Custom Fields’s security
Is Advanced Custom Fields safe to use?
Yes: 1 known vulnerability affects version 2.0.9, according to WPVulnerability’s database. Until a fixed version is out, weigh the risk, or switch to an alternative.
Does Advanced Custom Fields have known security vulnerabilities?
Yes: 1 known vulnerability affects version 2.0.9, according to WPVulnerability’s database.
Is Advanced Custom Fields still maintained?
Its last release was 3 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. Its authors resolved 0 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.
Is Advanced Custom Fields compatible with the latest WordPress?
Advanced Custom Fields’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 6.2.15, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
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