User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin: Code execution
User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin is affected by code execution. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.
- Component
- User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin
- Plugin slug
user-meta- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 11, 2025
This CVE was published Sep 11, 2025 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the postInsertUserProcess function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.2. 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).
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H