Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-69376 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (T1003.008); ranked at the 48th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-69376 is an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability, classified under CWE-22, in the WordPress plugin User Extra Fields (wp-user-extra-fields) developed by vanquish. This issue affects all versions from n/a through 17.0 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2026-02-20 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity primarily due to availability impact.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this path traversal flaw over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Exploitation enables arbitrary file deletion on the targeted WordPress site, resulting in significant denial-of-service effects given the changed scope and high availability impact, while confidentiality and integrity remain unaffected.
The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-user-extra-fields/vulnerability/wordpress-user-extra-fields-plugin-17-0-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) describes this as an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability specifically in version 17.0 of the plugin, providing details for security practitioners to assess and address the risk.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-207963
Vulnerability Data
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in vanquish User Extra Fields wp-user-extra-fields allows Path Traversal.This issue affects User Extra Fields: from n/a through <= 17.0.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
CVEs Like This One
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Control response
—
—
—
V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.
Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.
Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.
Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.