WordPress User Extra Fields: Code execution
WordPress User Extra Fields 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
- WordPress User Extra Fields
- Plugin slug
wordpress-user-extra-fields- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 31, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-36 — Absolute Path Traversal
This CVE was published Oct 31, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress User Extra Fields 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 WordPress User Extra Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the save_fields() function in all versions up to, and including, 16.7. 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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H