CVE-2025-48158

BuddyPress XProfile Custom Image Field <= 3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion

criticalImproper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

9.1

CVSS Score

9.1

CVSS Score

critical

Severity

3.1.0

Patched in

Time to patch

Description

The BuddyPress XProfile Custom Image Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers 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).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.0.1

PublishedJuly 31, 2025

Last updatedAugust 4, 2025

Affected pluginbuddypress-xprofile-image-field

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6c8720bc-7431-416a-8da3-62c49e2f2afd?source=api-prod

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