CVE-2025-9693
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-11
Last updated on: 2025-09-11
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | user_meta | 3.1.2 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-22 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin for WordPress, where insufficient file path validation in the postInsertUserProcess function allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete arbitrary files on the server. This can lead to serious consequences such as remote code execution if critical files like wp-config.php are deleted.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow an attacker with low-level authenticated access to delete any file on the server, potentially causing denial of service or enabling remote code execution by deleting critical files. This can compromise the entire website and server security.