CVE-2025-8723
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Cloudflare Image Resizing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution due to missing authentication and insufficient sanitization within its hook_rest_pre_dispatch() method in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP into the codebase, achieving remote code execution.
Affected WordPress components
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Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images Plugin · cf-image-resizingUp to and including 1.5.6View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- mecanik Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images — Up to and including 1.5.6
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3337593/
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3341917/
- wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/plugins/cf-image-resizing/#developers
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f3b3c1a-1d45-4e2f-854a-171fe759257b?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record