{"id":76011,"date":"2025-09-20T03:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T03:07:51","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-10T00:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T06:14:13","slug":"cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9693-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-user-meta-user-profile-builder-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9693: Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in User Meta \u2013 User Profile Builder Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post aims to shed light on a significant security vulnerability tagged as CVE-2025-9693, which affects the User Meta &#8211; User Profile Builder and User management plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker with Subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9299-remote-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-m3-1-0-0-12\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84153\">vulnerability is crucial as it can lead to remote<\/a> code execution if a critical file (e.g., wp-config.php) is deleted. The potential system compromise or data leakage due to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50972-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-abantecart-1-4-2-with-a-high-severity-score\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83533\">vulnerability underscores its severity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9693<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84301\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3669970363\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>User Meta &#8211; User Profile Builder and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5060-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-bravis-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85225\">User management plugin<\/a> | Up to and including 3.1.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55454-authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-dootask-v1-0-51\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84434\">vulnerability stems from insufficient file<\/a> path validation in the postInsertUserProcess function of the User Meta &#8211; User Profile Builder and User management plugin for WordPress. An attacker with Subscriber-level access can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to the server that manipulates file paths to point to arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52353-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-badaso-cms-2-9-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83962\">files<\/a> on the server. This allows the attacker to delete any file of their choosing, with potential targets being critical system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83627\">files whose deletion<\/a> could lead to remote code execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3137792863\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a simplified example and does not represent actual code:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/user_meta\/user_profile_builder\/delete_file HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;filepath&quot;: &quot;\/absolute\/path\/to\/wp-config.php&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is sending a POST request to the delete_file endpoint of the User Meta &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41714-critical-vulnerability-in-upload-endpoint-causing-arbitrary-file-write-and-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89487\">User Profile Builder plugin<\/a> with a JSON payload specifying the absolute path to the wp-config.php file. If the endpoint is vulnerable and does not validate the filepath correctly, it may process this request and delete the specified file, leading to possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83904\">remote code execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected plugin are strongly encouraged to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible. If a patch cannot be applied immediately, users should consider leveraging a web application firewall (WAF) or an intrusion detection system (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can be configured to block or alert on suspicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8592-wordpress-inspiro-theme-vulnerability-to-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85416\">requests that target the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post aims to shed light on a significant security vulnerability tagged as CVE-2025-9693, which affects the User Meta &#8211; User Profile Builder and User management plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker with Subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server. 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