WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.7 — Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via save_fields Function
CVE-2025-7846Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤16.7Update to 16.8 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-36 Absolute Path Traversal
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
WordPress User Extra Fields wp-user-extra-fields
- Affected≤ 16.7
- Patched in16.8
Update to 16.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 16.7. Version 16.8 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WordPress User Extra Fields.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 16.8, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WordPress User Extra Fields to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Tonn.
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).
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WordPress User Extra Fields
All 8| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤16.8Update to 16.9 | CVE-2025-67991 | |
| High8.1 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion ≤17.0No patch available | CVE-2025-69377 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion ≤17.0Update to 17.1 | CVE-2025-69376 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization ≤16.8Update to 16.9 | CVE-2025-67579 | |
| High8.8 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation ≤16.6Update to 16.7 | CVE-2024-10800 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤16.8Update to 16.9
- High8.1Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion
≤17.0No patch available
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion
≤17.0Update to 17.1
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤16.8Update to 16.9
- High8.8Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
≤16.6Update to 16.7
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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