Description
The Auto Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'create_post_attachment_from_url' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Published: 2024-06-27
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 6.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47212 The Auto Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'create_post_attachment_from_url' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level and above permissions, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
History

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kayueyeung
Kayueyeung auto Featured Image
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kayueyeung:auto_featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Kayueyeung
Kayueyeung auto Featured Image
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Auto-featured-image Project Auto-featured-image
Kayueyeung Auto Featured Image
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:51:22.147Z

Reserved: 2024-06-17T12:26:15.493Z

Link: CVE-2024-6054

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:25:03.219Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-06-27T03:15:50.890

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:22:17.127

Link: CVE-2024-6054

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses