Vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields Plugin up to 17.0 on WordPress wp-config.php denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields Plugin up to 17.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file wp-config.php. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-69377. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Vanquish WordPress User Extra Fields Plugin up to 17.0 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file wp-config.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-69377. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

02/10/2026 Advisory disclosed
02/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/27/2026 +17 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-69377 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-69377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345092

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2026 03:31
Updated: 02/27/2026 10:59
Changes: 02/10/2026 03:31 (52), 02/27/2026 10:59 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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