CVE-2025-67579 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-67579: WordPress User Extra Fields plugin <= 16.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Vanquish
Product User Extra Fields
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in vanquish User Extra Fields wp-user-extra-fields allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects User Extra Fields: from n/a through <= 16.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

User Extra Fields versions 16.8 and earlier contain an authorization bypass that allows unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive user data. The vulnerability stems from missing access control checks on endpoints that expose user field information. No user interaction or special network conditions are required to exploit this flaw.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive user field data without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized disclosure of user profile information stored in extra fields to anyone on the internet.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the affected site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated