Featured Image Plus <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Featured Image Update

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2025-4431
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published May 29, 2025
Last Updated May 30, 2025
Researcher Kishan Vyas
Description

The Featured Image Plus – Quick & Bulk Edit with Unsplash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the fip_save_attach_featured function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update featured image of any post.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug featured-image-plus (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.6.4
Patched Version
  • 1.6.6
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