CVE-2025-13794 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2025-13794

Auto Featured Image <= 4.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Thumbnail Modification

4.3 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Dmitrii Ignatyev

References

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Affected Vendor

themeisle

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Affected Software

Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 16th, 2025

Last Modified: April 8th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1531 Account Access Removal