WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via save_fields Function

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    "cveId": "CVE-2025-7846",
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
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      "title": "WordPress User Extra Fields <= 16.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via save_fields Function",
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          "value": "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)."
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