CVE-2025-4431: Featured Image Plus (WordPress plugin) · Improper Access Control
Affects Featured Image Plus (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| krasenslavov Featured Image Plus – Bulk Edit Featured Images, Unsplash & Alt Text Manager | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, restrict Subscriber-level user capabilities if possible or monitor for unauthorized changes to featured images. Avoid granting unnecessary privileges to low-level users.
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
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/209341fa-6761-4bc4-a921-afa98495a087?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-plus/trunk/inc/admin/block-editor/block-editor-actions.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3303087/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3300380/ (opens in a new tab)