The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bulk_action_generate_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete or generate featured images on posts they do not own.
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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Themeisle
Themeisle auto Featured Image
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Themeisle
Themeisle auto Featured Image
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:45:00 +0000

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Description The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bulk_action_generate_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete or generate featured images on posts they do not own.
Title Auto Featured Image <= 4.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Thumbnail Modification
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-16T17:41:43.192Z

Reserved: 2025-11-30T12:22:33.208Z

Link: CVE-2025-13794

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-16T17:40:09.160Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-16T06:15:42.407

Modified: 2025-12-16T14:10:11.300

Link: CVE-2025-13794

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-16T20:45:25Z

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