What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Quick Featured Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'delete_orphaned' function in all versions up to, and including, 13.7.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database, granted they can convince an author-level user or higher to add a malicious custom field value.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Quick Featured Images versions up to 13.7.3 contain a SQL injection vulnerability accessible to high-privilege users. An authenticated administrator can craft malicious input to read sensitive data from the site's database. The vulnerability requires admin-level access and does not allow data modification or site disruption.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the site database via SQL injection.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
An admin account compromise could expose database contents including user credentials and private information.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have administrator-level access to the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
November 8, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
