Is Featured Image Generator safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. The latest version (1.3.4) has 1 known unpatched vulnerability. As of 2026-11-04, the sources we check list the newest release of Featured Image Generator as affected and name no fixed version yet. Keep Featured Image Generator on the latest version (1.3.4) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Featured Image Generator are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Missing authorization check (1.3.4 and older); Missing authorization check (1.3.1 and older, fixed in 1.3.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Featured Image Generator?

1.3.4, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-03-09). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Featured Image Generator is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update featured-image-generator). 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-generator · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Featured Image Generator safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.3.4
Last updated: 2026-03-09
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 1
Tested up to WP: 6.9.11

Get the best photos from free license website like Unsplash. You can customize images by inserting layers and texts. — by Aum Watcharapon

What to do

There is no fixed version yet. If you can live without Featured Image Generator for now, deactivate it and delete it until the developer ships a fix.
If you must keep it, limit who can log in (remove unused accounts, especially low-level ones) and put a web application firewall in front of the site.
Watch for an update: get an email when this page changes.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.

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

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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 5.3 affects latest 1.3.4 CVE-2025-62747 · published 2025-12-31

Missing authorization check in Featured Image Generator (1.3.4 and older)

Affected: 1.3.4 and older
Fixed in: no fix listed yet
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aum Watcharapon Featured Image Generator featured-image-generator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Featured Image Generator: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.

NVD CVE-2025-62747 Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-5677 · published 2024-07-10

Missing authorization check in Featured Image Generator (1.3.1 and older)

Affected: 1.3.1 and older
Fixed in: 1.3.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Featured Image Generator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized image upload due to a missing capability check on the fig_save_after_generate_image function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary images to a post-related gallery.

NVD CVE-2024-5677 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-03-09 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.3.4).
2025-12-31 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-62747), no fix listed yet.
2024-07-10 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2024-5677), fixed in 1.3.2.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Missing authorization (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/featured-image-generator (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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