CVE-2025-12019

MEDIUM EPSS 33.5%
Published Nov 11, 20257mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 11, 2025 7mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

The Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via image metadata in all versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
33.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
mer.vinfeatured_image* ≤2.1

References 7

  • github.com https://github.com/zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/wordpress/plugin/featured-image/stored-xss.md
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L26
    URL Repurposed
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L35
    URL Repurposed
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L65
    URL Repurposed
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3392100/
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/
    Release Notes
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa16605a-12bd-48a8-b9a9-db53bf3c2c39?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.