CVE-2025-7846 WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via save_fields Function
Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files via path traversal, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7846?
CVE-2025-7846 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields, published on 31 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-36
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7846?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7846 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-7846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jf8h-fgvq-gw78.