CVE-2025-14484: Image Buzz <= 1.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary API Key Modification via 'pixabay_api' Parameter

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Image Buzz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key modification due to missing authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary API keys (Pixabay, Unsplash, Pixels) configured by site administrators via the 'pixabay_api', 'unsplash_api', or 'pixels_api' parameters.

Affected products

kamleshyadav Image Buzz: through 1.0.3

References

https://codecanyon.net/item/image-buzz-free-stock-images-wordpress-plugin/42500370
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d1c7383-ac3b-48b3-aaea-729a36e77ff5?source=cve

Get alerted when CVE-2025-14484 or the next vulnerability affects your stack