CVE-2026-61970 WordPress Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin <= 5.0.4 - Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Auto Featured Image WordPress plugin to access internal resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-61970?
CVE-2026-61970 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Themeisle Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail), published on 13 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Themeisle Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) auto-post-thumbnail allows Server Side Request Forgery.This issue affects Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail): from n/a through <= 5.0.4.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61970?
How do I fix CVE-2026-61970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-61970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fvq6-mx7c-4433.