Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin, All In One Image Viewer Block, has a server-side request forgery flaw in versions up to 1.0.2. An unauthenticated attacker could make the website send requests to arbitrary locations, including internal services. This can expose or alter internal information depending on the hosting environment.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites, especially in cloud or internal-network-connected environments. Treat this as a high-risk exposure because attackers do not need credentials, but urgency should be driven by whether the affected server can reach sensitive internal systems.
Technical view
CVE-2026-1294 is CWE-918 SSRF in the plugin’s image-proxy REST API endpoint. The issue is attributed to missing authorization and insufficient URL validation. CVSS 3.1 is 7.2, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and scope changed.
Likely exposure
Internet-facing WordPress sites running All In One Image Viewer Block versions up to and including 1.0.2 are the primary exposure. Risk is higher where the WordPress server can reach sensitive internal metadata, admin panels, APIs, or private services.
Exploitation context
The sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The vulnerability is unauthenticated and network-reachable, which makes scanning and opportunistic abuse plausible. SSRF impact depends heavily on what internal resources the WordPress host can access.
Researcher notes
The core issue is missing authorization and URL validation on an image-proxy REST API endpoint. Public references include the vulnerable 1.0.2 plugin file and a 1.0.3 WordPress Trac changeset. Evidence does not establish active exploitation or provide a full vendor advisory in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the All In One Image Viewer Block plugin.
- Upgrade affected installations beyond version 1.0.2 where an updated release is available.
- Review the referenced WordPress changeset for the 1.0.3 code changes.
- Restrict server egress to internal networks and metadata services where feasible.
- Disable the plugin if an update is unavailable and exposure is unacceptable.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed and record its version.
- Verify no production site remains on version 1.0.2 or earlier.
- Review web logs for unauthenticated requests to the image-proxy REST endpoint.
- Check whether the web server can reach sensitive internal services.
- Monitor vendor, Wordfence, and WordPress plugin sources for updated guidance.
Public sources used
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CWE-918: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7c3f7108-eb32-425a-a705-4f032e7da6b0?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-viewer/tags/1.0.2/image-viewer-block.php#L10CVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3449642/image-viewer/tags/1.0.3/image-viewer-block.php?old=3405983&old_path=image-viewer%2Ftags%2F1.0.2%2Fimage-viewer-block.phpCVE reference
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