CVE-2025-48158

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Alex Githatu BuddyPress XProfile Custom Image Field buddypress-xprofile-image-field allows Path Traversal.This issue affects BuddyPress XProfile Custom Image Field: from n/a through <= 3.0.1.

CVSS v3 8.6 HIGH

8.6^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/buddypress-xprofile-image-field/vulnerability/wordpress-buddypress-xprofile-custom-image-field-plugin-3-0-1-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-08-20 08:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:29

NVD link : CVE-2025-48158

Mitre link : CVE-2025-48158

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-48158

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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