Is BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (1.3.1) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types on the latest version (1.3.1) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): PHP object injection (1.3.1 and older); Arbitrary file deletion (1.2.8 and older, fixed in 1.3.0). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types?

1.3.1, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-04-08). It has 3,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update bp-xprofile-custom-field-types). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · bp-xprofile-custom-field-types · data as of 2026-11-04

Is BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.3.1
Last updated: 2026-04-08
Active installs: 3,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 6.9.11 · PHP 5.3+

Buddypress Xprofile Custom Field Types adds extra custom profile fields to BuddyPress. Field types are: Birthdate, Email, Url etc. — by BuddyDev

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
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If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get bp-xprofile-custom-field-types --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update bp-xprofile-custom-field-types updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

high 8.8 affects latest 1.3.1 CVE-2026-116868 · published 2026-10-29

PHP object injection in BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types (1.3.1 and older)

Affected: 1.3.1 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Subscriber PHP Object Injection in BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types <= 1.3.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-116868 Patchstack advisory

high 8.8 CVE-2025-14997 · published 2026-01-06

Arbitrary file deletion in BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types (1.2.8 and older)

Affected: 1.2.8 and older
Fixed in: 1.3.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The BuddyPress Xprofile Custom Field Types plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the 'delete_field' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

NVD CVE-2025-14997 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-04-08 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.3.1).
2026-10-29 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2026-116868), no fix listed yet.
2026-01-06 — Arbitrary file deletion disclosed (CVE-2025-14997), fixed in 1.3.0.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: PHP object injection (1) · Arbitrary file deletion (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/bp-xprofile-custom-field-types (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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