CVE-2024-6054: Auto Featured Image <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

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.

Affected products

ka-yue Auto Featured Image: through 1.2

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-featured-image/tags/1.2/auto-featured-image.php#L167
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d1512c2-75c1-405b-8bb4-f42ec69159a7?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-featured-image/tags/1.2/auto-featured-image.php#L167
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4d1512c2-75c1-405b-8bb4-f42ec69159a7?source=cve

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