The User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the postInsertUserProcess function in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.2. 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).
CVE-2025-9693 is a high severity with CVSS 8.0 Remote Code Execution issue affecting the Plugin User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin. It affects Versions up to 3.1.2 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.
CVE-2025-9693 is tracked for the Plugin User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin as high severity with CVSS 8.0. The affected range is Versions up to 3.1.2. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
user-meta
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-9693 |
| Patched Versions |
No patched versions published.
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.1.2
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin <= 3.1.1 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure
User Meta <= 3.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
User Meta <= 2.4.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Cross-Site Scripting
User Meta <= 3.0 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin <= 2.4.3 - Path Traversal
User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin 1.1.1 - Arbitrary File Upload
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