CVE-2025-7846
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-31
Last updated on: 2025-11-04
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-36 | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability exists in the WordPress User Extra Fields plugin up to version 16.7, where insufficient validation of file paths in the save_fields() 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? :
An attacker with at least Subscriber-level access can delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially causing denial of service or enabling remote code execution by deleting critical files. This can compromise the entire WordPress installation and server security.