---
id: CVE-2026-12106
title: >-
  The Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited
  Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2 via
  the downloadImage function
summary: >-
  The Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited
  Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2 via
  the downloadImage function. This makes it possible for authenticated
  attackers, with contrib…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: airani
product: Auto Upload Images
affected:
  - auto_upload_images <= 3.3.2
published: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T15:17:04.900'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12106'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-upload-images/tags/3.3.2/src/ImageUploader.php#L192
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-upload-images/tags/3.3.2/src/ImageUploader.php#L48
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-upload-images/tags/3.3.2/src/WpAutoUpload.php#L45
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-upload-images/tags/3.3.2/src/WpAutoUpload.php#L64
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/auto-upload-images/tags/3.3.2/src/WpAutoUpload.php#L96
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3693206%40auto-upload-images&new=3693206%40auto-upload-images
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/adda0c06-80c7-4e2b-af18-8b2e6258e39a?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-18T14:17:22.313704Z'
epss: 0.00248
epssPercentile: 0.14386
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T07:37:23.430Z'
---

## Overview

The Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.2 via the downloadImage function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application. The plugin uses wp_remote_get() rather than wp_safe_remote_get(), and the validate() method only rejects URLs whose host matches the site's own hostname, failing to block requests to private, loopback, or link-local addresses (e.g., 127.0.0.1, 10.0.0.0/8, 169.254.169.254). Attackers can trigger this by embedding a crafted <img> tag with a src attribute pointing to internal network hosts in post content and submitting it for processing.

## Remediation

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