Auto Upload Images <= 3.3.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'src' Attribute of <img> Tags

6.4
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CVE CVE-2026-12106
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 17, 2026
Last Updated September 18, 2026
Researcher Scc2

Description

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.

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Vulnerability Details for Auto Upload Images

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug auto-upload-images (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 3.4.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 3.3.2
Patched Version
  • 3.4.0

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