CVE-2025-12019 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Featured Image plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 2.1. This flaw, due to insufficient input sanitization, allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious web scripts into pages, impacting multi-site installations or those with unfiltered_html disabled. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction is not required for exploitation, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mer.vin:featured_image:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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