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Description

The BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'delete_field' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. 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).

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-20 | Published 2026-01-06 | Updated 2026-01-06 | Assigner Wordfence




HIGH: 7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2026-01-05:Disclosed

Credits

Sarawut Poolkhet finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-dac3-490e-89dd-268be8eb7bf5?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/.../class-field-upload-helper.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...bp-xprofile-custom-field-types

cve.org (CVE-2025-14997)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-14997)

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