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CVE-2021-24932: The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a R

medium Affects auto-featured-image (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) WordPress plugin before 3.9.3 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting back in an admin page within a JS block, leading to a R

Package
auto-featured-image (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<3.9.3
Fixed in
3.9.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.3th percentile)
Published
2021-12-13
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordauto-featured-image (WordPress plugin) advisories

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