Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail): Server-side request forgery
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) is affected by server-side request forgery. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. The vulnerable server can be induced to make attacker-selected network requests.
- Component
- Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
- Plugin slug
auto-post-thumbnail- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 31, 2024
This CVE was published May 31, 2024 and is one of 5 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) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.7 via the upload_to_library AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N