CVE-2025-4431

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, 1.6.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update featured image of any post.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-plus/trunk/inc/admin/block-editor/block-editor-actions.php#L204	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/209341fa-6761-4bc4-a921-afa98495a087?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:krasenslavov:featured_image_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

04 Jun 2025, 18:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-30 08:15

Updated : 2025-06-04 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2025-4431

Mitre link : CVE-2025-4431

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-4431

JSON object : View

Products Affected

krasenslavov

featured_image_plus

CWE

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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