Missing authorization in Perfect Images lets authors replace files
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-862.
Summary
The Perfect Images plugin for WordPress by tigroumeow is affected in all versions up to and including 7.2.0. A missing capability check (CWE-862) on a REST API endpoint lets the plugin modify data without authorization. An authenticated attacker with Author-level access or higher can replace files that do not belong to them.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Description from the CNA
The Perfect Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/wp-retina-2x/v1/replace REST API in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.0 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace files that do not belong to them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tigroumeow | Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF | up to 7.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF Vendortigroumeow Affected up to 7.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-02
Timeline
- 2026-10-31 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11455
- 2026-10-31 Alias added: GHSA-4rv8-269g-jgjf
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-11455 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11455 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4rv8-269g-jgjf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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