---
id: "CVE-2025-11455"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2025-11455"]
title: "WordPress Perfect Images plugin lets authors replace files they do not own"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress", "wp-retina-2x"]
not_affected_if: ["no-author-accounts", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-31T08:16:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-31T08:34:27+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-31T08:35:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11455", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-31T08:34:27+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Perfect Images plugin lets authors replace files they do not own

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check whether the Perfect Images plugin (wp-retina-2x) is installed and its version in the WordPress admin under Plugins.
- Look for the plugin directory `wp-content/plugins/wp-retina-2x/` on the server.
- Confirm whether any version up to and including `7.2.0` is in use.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-31T08:34:27+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11455

## From the sources

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.

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