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TI-2023-06469 Aliases CVE-2023-7073GHSA-c8qj-jvph-xj8w

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 4.1.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Server-Side Request Forgery

Priority LOW 28CWE-918Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0026 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
themeisleAuto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)up to 4.1.7—No fix listedCNA
  • Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) Vendorthemeisle Affected up to 4.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:creative_motion:auto_featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*———
  • cpe:2.3:a:creative_motion:auto_featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7073
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8qj-jvph-xj8w

References

  • TI-2017-14315 WordPress Insert PHP Plugin < 3.3.1 PHP Code Injection via REST API CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-02146 Otter - Gutenberg Blocks < 2.2.6 - Author+ PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-20819 WordPress Redirection for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 2.9.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-12631 A blind SSRF vulnerability exists in the Visualizer plugin before 3.3.1 for WordPress via… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-02115 Product Addons & Fields for WooCommerce < 32.0.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-04265 RSS Aggregator by Feedzy < 4.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
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Sources