{"id":"CVE-2025-11455","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2025-11455"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress Perfect Images plugin lets authors replace files they do not own","description":"The Perfect Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the /wp-json/wp-retina-2x/v1/replace REST API in all versions up to, and including, 7.2.0 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to replace files that do not belong to them.","summary":"The Perfect Images plugin for WordPress exposes a REST endpoint that skips a capability check, so it does not verify who is calling it. An authenticated user with Author-level access or higher can replace files that belong to other users.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","self-hosted","wordpress","wp-retina-2x"],"not_affected_if":["no-author-accounts","plugin-not-installed"],"how_to_check":"- Check whether the Perfect Images plugin (wp-retina-2x) is installed and its version in the WordPress admin under Plugins.\n- Look for the plugin directory `wp-content/plugins/wp-retina-2x/` on the server.\n- Confirm whether any version up to and including `7.2.0` is in use.","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-31T08:16:46+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-31T08:34:27+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-31T08:35:19+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-31T08:35:19+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-31T08:35:19Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress Perfect Images plugin lets authors replace files they do not own","impact":"medium","summary":"The Perfect Images plugin for WordPress exposes a REST endpoint that skips a capability check, so it does not verify who is calling it. 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The flaw needs a logged-in account, so sites that only have administrators or no user accounts are less exposed. 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The flaw needs a logged-in account, so sites that only have administrators or no user accounts are less exposed. The sources do not state a fixed version.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-31T08:16:46+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","cvss_by":"security@wordfence.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2025-11455","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11455","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-31T08:16:46+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-31T08:16:46+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-31T08:34:27+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-31T08:34:27+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}