Featured Image Plus <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Featured Image Update
Priority LOW 20CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
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, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update featured image of any post.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00307 23rd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| krasenslavov | Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager | up to 1.6.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager Vendorkrasenslavov Affected up to 1.6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:krasenslavov:featured_image_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.6.4 | Vulnerable | krasenslavov |
- cpe:2.3:a:krasenslavov:featured_image_plus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6.4 Vulnerable ·krasenslavov
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4431
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9mc-4jxq-vw83
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-4431 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4431 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v9mc-4jxq-vw83 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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