Bulk SEO Image <= 1.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
The Bulk SEO Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to and including 1.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the plugin's settings page handler BulkSeoImage(), which dispatches to launchbulk() / BulkSeoImageGo() whenever the request contains $_POST['bulkseoimage']. No wp_nonce_field() is emitted in the form and no check_admin_referer()/wp_verify_nonce() is performed before bulk-overwriting the _wp_attachment_image_alt post meta for every image attached to every published post and/or page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bulk-overwrite image ALT-text metadata across the site via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-11997
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pphr-r45w-j4jp
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef176a6c-33d1-45d6-8a1d-3df1e8eb2170?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-seo-image/tags/1.1/bulk-seo-image.php#L11
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-seo-image/tags/1.1/bulk-seo-image.php#L76
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-seo-image/tags/1.1/bulk-seo-image.php#L147
Sources
- CVE-2026-11997 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-11997 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pphr-r45w-j4jp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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