The URL Image Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:16 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, restrict Author-level access and monitor for suspicious file uploads.
Description
The URL Image Importer plugin for WordPress up to version 1.0.6 suffers from an arbitrary file upload vulnerability. This occurs because the plugin relies on a user-controlled Content-Type HTTP header for file type validation, allowing authenticated users with Author-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files. The vulnerability may enable remote code execution if a malicious PHP file is uploaded.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12138 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-image-importer/trunk/url-image-importer.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-image-importer/trunk/url-image-importer.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-image-importer/trunk/url-image-importer.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/url-image-importer/trunk/url-image-importer.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3395852%40url-image-importer&new=3395852%40url-image-importer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1da18430-1bd0-4f63-9e22-5d26de2be410?source=cve (opens in a new tab)