CVE-2025-13320
WP User Manager <= 2.9.12 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'current_user_avatar' Parameter
mediumExternal Control of File Name or Path
6.8
CVSS Score
6.8
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.9.13
Patched in
8d
Time to patch
Description
The WP User Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.12. This is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied file paths in the profile update functionality combined with improper handling of array inputs by PHP's filter_input() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server via the 'current_user_avatar' parameter in a two-stage attack which can make remote code execution possible. This only affects sites with the custom avatar setting enabled.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=2.9.12PublishedDecember 11, 2025
Last updatedDecember 19, 2025
Affected pluginwp-user-manager
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