CVE-2025-11176 json
Quick Featured Images <= 13.7.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Image Manipulation
published 2025-10-15 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-11 28 d ago also EUVD-2025-34513
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 12 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- kybernetikservices Quick Featured Images
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4f9a1cfc-5e52-40da-bb9d-8f2b46d37c8c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/quick-featured-images/tags/13.7.2/admin/class-Quick_Featured_Images_Columns.php#L506
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3376996%40quick-featured-images%2Ftrunk&old=3271680%40quick-fea
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-11176
- NVD CVE-2025-11176
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