Description
The Simple Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘slideshow’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2025-07-09
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting that allows authenticated users with Contributor or higher privileges to inject and execute arbitrary scripts on any page that displays the slideshow
Action: Patch Plugin
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20771 The Simple Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘slideshow’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00029}

epss

{'score': 0.00032}


Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 09 Jul 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Simple Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘slideshow’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Simple Featured Image <= 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via slideshow Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:51:26.103Z

Reserved: 2025-07-03T22:52:32.419Z

Link: CVE-2025-7059

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-09T15:58:35.510Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-07-09T04:16:10.170

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-7059

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-21T20:00:25Z

Weaknesses