Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail): A security weakness
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
- Plugin slug
auto-featured-image- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 13, 2023
This CVE was published Mar 13, 2023 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.16 includes an AJAX endpoint that allows any user with at least Author privileges to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP files. This is caused by incorrect file extension validation.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H