CVE-2024-5677 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-5677: Featured Image Generator <= 1.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Images Upload

Vendor Aumkub

Product Featured Image Generator

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 10, 2024

Last update April 8, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Featured Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized image upload due to a missing capability check on the fig_save_after_generate_image function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary images to a post-related gallery.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 10, 2024 CVE published

April 8, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5677 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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