Is Featured Image safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (2.2). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 2.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Featured Image on the latest version (2.2) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Featured Image are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.1 and older, fixed in 2.2); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (2.1 and older, fixed in 2.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Featured Image?

2.2, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2025-11-08). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Featured Image is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update featured-image). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · featured-image · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Featured Image safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 2.2
Last updated: 2025-11-08
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.8.12

Add featured image to any part of the website, on each individual post/page. Very Easy to Implement. Shortcode and widget available. — by Mervin Praison

What to do

Update to the latest version (2.2). Anything older than 2.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get featured-image --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update featured-image updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-57431 · published 2026-06-26

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Featured Image (2.1 and older)

Affected: 2.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Featured Image <= 2.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-57431 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.5 CVE-2025-12019 · published 2025-11-11

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Featured Image (2.1 and older)

Affected: 2.1 and older
Fixed in: 2.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs an admin-level account
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Featured Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via image metadata in all versions up to, and including, 2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

NVD CVE-2025-12019 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org github.com Plugin source

Recent activity

2025-11-08 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.2).
2026-06-26 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-57431), fixed in 2.2.
2025-11-11 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-12019), fixed in 2.2.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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