Medium severity · published Dec 16, 2025
CVE-2025-13794
Auto Featured Image <= 4.2.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Thumbnail Modification
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) · themeisle
through 4.2.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
AF
Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail)
themeisle
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13794
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13794
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-post-thumbnail/tags/4.2.1/includes/class-plugin.php#L425
research.cleantalk.org
https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-13794/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29b0fd97-a669-42bb-b01e-bdc0395d697e?source=cve
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