Vulnerability · Published Jan 28, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-1298Easy Replace Image <= 3.5.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Attachment Replacement
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Easy Replace Image from iulia-cazan. 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 20% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Easy Replace Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2. This is due to missing capability checks on the `image_replacement_from_url` function that is hooked to the `eri_from_url` AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to replace arbitrary image attachments on the site with images from external URLs, potentially enabling site defacement, phishing attacks, or content manipulation.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| iulia-cazan | Easy Replace Image | 0 – through 3.5.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · 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/27332c13-c25f-47ec-980d-035fc35ce553?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-replace-image/trunk/easy-replace-image.php#L961
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-replace-image/tags/3.5.2/easy-replace-image.php#L961
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3447984%40easy-replace-image&new=3447984%40easy-replace-image&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=