BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type 2.6.3 Arbitrary File Deletion
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Fields Type 2.6.3 contains an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability that allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary files by manipulating unescaped POST parameters. Attackers can modify the field_hiddenfile and field_deleteimg parameters during profile editing to unlink files from the server.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25308
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh9r-r8pc-j886
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
Sources
- CVE-2018-25308 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25308 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jh9r-r8pc-j886 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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