Smart Auto Upload Images <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the auto-image creation functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| burhandodhy | Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images | up to 1.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images Vendorburhandodhy Affected up to 1.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12161
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wq7f-wxg4-cf5j
References
Other 2
Sources
- CVE-2025-12161 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12161 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wq7f-wxg4-cf5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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