Featured Image from Content < 1.7 Authenticated SSRF via save_post
Priority LOW 24CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Featured Image from Content (featured-image-from-content) WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.7 contain an authenticated server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows Author-level users to fetch internal HTTP resources. Attackers can exploit insecure URL fetching and file write operations to retrieve sensitive internal data and store it in web-accessible upload directories.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00272 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Featured Image from Content (Dhrumil Kumbhani): 1.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhrumil Kumbhani | Featured Image from Content | before 1.7 | 1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Featured Image from Content VendorDhrumil Kumbhani Affected before 1.7 Fixed in 1.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Featured Image from Content (Dhrumil Kumbhani) Fixed in 1.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-27759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmx8-fmc2-4rjp
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-27759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-27759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmx8-fmc2-4rjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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