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 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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Published: 2025-12-16T05:25:19.785Z
Updated: 2025-12-16T17:41:43.192Z
Reserved: 2025-11-30T12:22:33.208Z
Link: CVE-2025-13794
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-12-16T06:15:42.407
Modified: 2025-12-16T14:10:11.300
Link: CVE-2025-13794
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