CVE-2025-12019

The Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via image metadata in all versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/wordpress/plugin/featured-image/stored-xss.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L26	URL Repurposed
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L35	URL Repurposed
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L65	URL Repurposed
https://wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/	Release Notes
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa16605a-12bd-48a8-b9a9-db53bf3c2c39?source=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/wordpress/plugin/featured-image/stored-xss.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mer.vin:featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-11-11 04:15

Updated : 2025-12-22 14:43

NVD link : CVE-2025-12019

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12019

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12019

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mer.vin

featured_image

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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