---
id: CVE-2025-12161
title: >-
  The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary
  file uploads due to missing file type validation in the auto-image creation
  functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0
summary: >-
  The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary
  file uploads due to missing file type validation in the auto-image creation
  functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it
  possible fo…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-434
published: '2025-11-08'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12161'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fsmart-auto-upload-images%2Ftags%2F1.2.0&old=3388129&new_path=%2Fsmart-auto-upload-images%2Ftags%2F1.2.1&new=3388129&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/86dab8e6-b9fd-45ca-bdd1-8665f3bb75f2?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00524
epssPercentile: 0.42609
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.987Z'
---

## Overview

The Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the auto-image creation functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.