CVE-2024-6054 describes an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Auto Featured Image plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.2. This flaw, stemming from missing file type validation in the 'create_post_attachment_from_url' function, allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to upload arbitrary files to the server. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability poses a significant risk of remote code execution, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:auto-featured-image_project:auto-featured-image:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.