Plugins · smart-auto-upload-images · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Smart Auto Upload Images safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.3.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26
- Active installs
- 5,000+
- Known issues on record
- 2
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 8.0+
Automatically import external images into your Media Library on save. Review recent imports and restore original URLs from import history. — by Burhan Nasir
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.3.0). Anything older than 1.2.3 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 smart-auto-upload-images --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update smart-auto-upload-images 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 6.4 CVE-2026-23803 · published 2026-02-19
Server-side request forgery (SSRF) in Smart Auto Upload Images (1.2.2 and older)
- Affected
- 1.2.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.2.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Burhan Nasir Smart Auto Upload Images smart-auto-upload-images allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Smart Auto Upload Images: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
high 8.8 CVE-2025-12161 · published 2025-11-08
Arbitrary file upload in Smart Auto Upload Images (1.2.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.2.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.2.1 *
- 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 Smart Auto Upload Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the auto-image creation functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-26 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.3.0).
- 2026-02-19 — Server-side request forgery (SSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-23803), fixed in 1.2.3.
- 2025-11-08 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2025-12161), fixed in 1.2.1.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Server-side request forgery (SSRF) (1) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/smart-auto-upload-images (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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