PT-2025-23268 · WordPress · The Featured Image Plus – Quick & Bulk Edit With Unsplash

Kishan Vyas · Published 2025-05-30 · Updated 2025-06-04 · CVE-2025-4431

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Featured Image Plus – Quick & Bulk Edit with Unsplash plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 1.6.3

Description The issue allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to update the featured image of any post due to a missing capability check on the fip save attach featured function. This enables unauthorized modification of data.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 1.6.3, update to a version that includes a fix for the missing capability check in the fip save attach featured function. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the fip save attach featured function until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-4431

Affected Products

The Featured Image Plus – Quick & Bulk Edit With Unsplash

References · 11

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4431 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-4431 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1928356433730359766 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124114 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124640 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3300380 · Note
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/209341fa-6761-4bc4-a921-afa98495a087?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3303087 · Note
• https://t.me/cvetracker/24990 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/dailycve/status/1930357230244901081 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-plus/trunk/inc/admin/block-editor/block-editor-actions.php#L204 · Note