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A vulnerability has been found in External Image Replace Plugin up to 1.0.8 on WordPress and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function external_image_replace_get_posts::replace_post. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-4279. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in External Image Replace Plugin up to 1.0.8 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function external_image_replace_get_posts::replace_post. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-4279 since 05/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/05/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• External Image Replace Plugin

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• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8

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