Is URL Image Importer safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (1.2.4). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 1.0.8 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep URL Image Importer on the latest version (1.2.4) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of URL Image Importer are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (1.0.7 and older, fixed in 1.0.8); Arbitrary file upload (1.0 to 1.0.6, fixed in 1.0.7). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of URL Image Importer?

1.2.4, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-09-29). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my URL Image Importer is out of date?

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

Is URL Image Importer safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 1.2.4
Last updated: 2026-09-29
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.0.8 · PHP 7.4+

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What to do

Update to the latest version (1.2.4). Anything older than 1.0.8 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 url-image-importer --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update url-image-importer 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-2025-14120 · published 2026-01-06

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in URL Image Importer (1.0.7 and older)

Affected: 1.0.7 and older
Fixed in: 1.0.8 *
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 URL Image Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7 due to insufficient sanitization of SVG files. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses the SVG file.

NVD CVE-2025-14120 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

high 8.8 CVE-2025-12138 · published 2025-11-21

Arbitrary file upload in URL Image Importer (1.0 to 1.0.6)

Affected: 1.0 to 1.0.6
Fixed in: 1.0.7 *
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 URL Image Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to insufficient file type validation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.6. This is due to the plugin relying on a user-controlled Content-Type HTTP header to validate file uploads in the 'uimptr_import_image_from_url()' function which writes the file to the server before performing proper validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible via the uploaded PHP file.

NVD CVE-2025-12138 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)Plugin source

Recent activity

2026-09-29 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.2.4).
2026-01-06 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2025-14120), fixed in 1.0.8.
2025-11-21 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2025-12138), fixed in 1.0.7.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · Arbitrary file upload (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/url-image-importer (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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