Quick Featured Images <= 13.7.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Image Manipulation
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-639.
Summary
The Quick Featured Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 13.7.2 via the qfi_set_thumbnail and qfi_delete_thumbnail AJAX actions due to missing validation on a user controlled key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to change or remove featured images of other user's posts.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kybernetikservices | Quick Featured Images | up to 13.7.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Quick Featured Images Vendorkybernetikservices Affected up to 13.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xrg-c3gp-j55v
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f9a1cfc-5e52-40da-bb9d-8f2b46d37c8c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quick-featured-images/tags/13.7.2/admin/class-Quick_Featured_Images_Columns.php#L506
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3376996%40quick-featured-images%2Ftrunk&old=3271680%40quick-featured-images%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More kybernetikservices vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10983 Quick Featured Images <= 13.7.3 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection via delete_orphaned CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2024-03418 Missing authorization in kybernetikservices Quick Featured Images CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-11176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xrg-c3gp-j55v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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