Vulnerability · Published May 30, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-4431Featured Image Plus <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Featured Image Update
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity improper access control in Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager from krasenslavov. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Featured Image Plus – Quick & Bulk Edit with Unsplash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the fip_save_attach_featured function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update featured image of any post.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| krasenslavov | Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager | 0 – through 1.6.4 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/209341fa-6761-4bc4-a921-afa98495a087?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-plus/trunk/inc/admin/block-editor/block-editor-actions.php#L204
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3303087/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3300380/