CVE-2025-14997: Buddydev Buddypress Xprofile Custom Field Types

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'delete_field' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. 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).

Affected products

• Buddydev Buddypress Xprofile Custom Field Types: up to and including 1.2.8

Published 2026-01-06. Last modified 2026-10-07.