Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in Smart Auto Upload Images Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-12161

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-12161?

The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access and above to upload arbitrary files due to inadequate validation of file types in its auto-image creation functionality. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.2.0, posing a potential risk of remote code execution on the affected server. Website administrators are urged to update to the latest version to mitigate this security risk.

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Affected Version(s)

Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images * <= 1.2.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2F...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dieu Link
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