High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 13, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-0477

Description

The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.16 includes an AJAX endpoint that allows any user with at least Author privileges to upload arbitrary files, such as PHP files. This is caused by incorrect file extension validation.

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Affected products

WordPress/Auto Post Thumbnailcpe-rescue
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-post-thumbnail
WordPress/Auto Featured Imagellm-create
Range: <3.9.16

Patches

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References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5ef74a2-e04a-4a14-bd0e-d6910cd1c4b4nvdExploitThird Party Advisory

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