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Featured Image via URL

Plugin description

Featured Image via URL sets featured images for WordPress posts using externally hosted image URLs.

Featured Image via URL (featured-image-via-url) is a WordPress plugin with 1 published CVE record in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Dec 05, 2025; the highest published CVSS base score is 8.8.

Plugin slug: featured-image-via-url

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2025-12153: Featured Image via URL: Dangerous file upload

Featured Image via URL is affected by dangerous file upload. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise.

PublishedDec 05, 2025

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Published vulnerabilities for featured-image-via-url
		Safe version
Dec 05, 2025	CVE-2025-12153 Featured Image via URL: Dangerous file upload Featured Image via URL is affected by dangerous file upload. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. Successful exploitation can place attacker-controlled executable content on the server and may lead to full site compromise.	See mitigation notes	CVE8.8

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