---
id: CVE-2025-13794
title: >-
  The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability
  check on the bulk_action_generate_handler function in all versions up to, and
  including, 4.…
summary: >-
  The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin for WordPress is
  vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability
  check on the bulk_action_generate_handler function in all versions up to, and
  including, 4.…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-12-16'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T19:10:00.160'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13794'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-post-thumbnail/tags/4.2.1/includes/class-plugin.php#L425
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-13794/'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/29b0fd97-a669-42bb-b01e-bdc0395d697e?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00302
epssPercentile: 0.20976
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.949Z'
---

## Overview

The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the bulk_action_generate_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to delete or generate featured images on posts they do not own.

## Remediation

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