CVE-2025-8723: Cloudflare Image Resizing (WordPress plugin) · Code Injection
Affects Cloudflare Image Resizing (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · 18% EPSS · CVSS 9.8 Critical · patch available : patch Cloudflare Image Resizing (WordPress plugin) as a priority.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 18.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 97% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 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 |
|---|---|---|
| mecanik Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
An official patch is available for this vulnerability. Users of the Cloudflare Image Resizing plugin should update to the latest version beyond 1.5.6 immediately to remediate the issue. Until patched, restricting access to the REST API endpoints or disabling the plugin may reduce exposure, but updating is the recommended and definitive fix.
Description
The Cloudflare Image Resizing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution due to missing authentication and insufficient sanitization within its hook_rest_pre_dispatch() method in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP into the codebase, achieving remote code execution.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f3b3c1a-1d45-4e2f-854a-171fe759257b?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/cf-image-resizing/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3337593/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3341917/ (opens in a new tab)