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.
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Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mer.vin
Mer.vin featured Image
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mer.vin:featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Mer.vin
Mer.vin featured Image

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 03:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title Featured Image <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-12T20:04:21.753Z

Reserved: 2025-10-21T14:17:08.139Z

Link: CVE-2025-12019

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-12T14:56:08.040Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-11-11T04:15:45.797

Modified: 2025-12-22T14:43:30.843

Link: CVE-2025-12019

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-11-12T12:43:02Z

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