CVE-2025-4431 json
Featured Image Plus <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Featured Image Update
published 2025-05-30 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-16472
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Featured Image Plus – Quick & Bulk Edit with Unsplash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the fip_save_attach_featured function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update featured image of any post.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 17 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% 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
- krasenslavov Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wordfence.com
/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/209341fa-6761-4bc4-a921-afa98495a087?source=cve
third-party-advisory
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/browser/featured-image-plus/trunk/inc/admin/block-editor/block-editor-actions.php#L204
product
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3303087/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3300380/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-4431
- NVD CVE-2025-4431
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