---
id: CVE-2025-7846
title: >-
  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
summary: >-
  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 a…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-36
published: '2025-10-31'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7846'
references:
  - url: 'https://codecanyon.net/item/user-extra-fields/12949844'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c66d0fb4-e2df-4bdb-8ccb-18a96173a55d?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00702
epssPercentile: 0.51765
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.912Z'
---

## Overview

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).

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.