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CVE-2025-12161VulnerabilityPublished

The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-12161· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:53 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 4 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor regarding patches or official mitigations.

Description

The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability in its auto-image creation functionality that allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files due to missing file type validation. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.2.0 and may enable remote code execution on the affected server.

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