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Description

The Easy Replace Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.2. This is due to missing capability checks on the `image_replacement_from_url` function that is hooked to the `eri_from_url` AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to replace arbitrary image attachments on the site with images from external URLs, potentially enabling site defacement, phishing attacks, or content manipulation.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-21 | Published 2026-01-28 | Updated 2026-01-28 | Assigner Wordfence




MEDIUM: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem types

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Product status

Default status
unaffected

* (semver)
affected

Timeline

2026-01-23:Vendor Notified
2026-01-27:Disclosed

Credits

Nabil Irawan finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-c25f-47ec-980d-035fc35ce553?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...e/trunk/easy-replace-image.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...s/3.5.2/easy-replace-image.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...ce-image&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

cve.org (CVE-2026-1298)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-1298)

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