CVE-2025-12019
Featured Image <= 2.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS Score
4.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | mervinpraison |
| Product | featured image |
| Published | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
mervinpraison / Featured Image
0 โค 2.1
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa16605a-12bd-48a8-b9a9-db53bf3c2c39?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image/ github.com: https://github.com/zast-ai/vulnerability-reports/blob/main/wordpress/plugin/featured-image/stored-xss.md plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L26 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L35 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image/tags/2.1/featured-image.php#L65 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3392100/
Credits
ZAST.AI