# CVE-2026-61970: Themeisle Auto Featured Image SSRF in auto-post-thumbnail

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-61970-themeisle-auto-featured-image-ssrf-in-auto-post-thumbnail  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-13. Updated: 2026-07-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-61970 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.9 · Published 2026-07-13

Themeisle Auto Featured Image, a WordPress plugin used to automatically generate thumbnails for posts, contains a security flaw that could allow an attacker to make unauthorized requests from the web server. By exploiting this vulnerability, a logged-in user with low-level permissions could potentially scan internal network resources or access sensitive data that is not intended to be public. This could lead to a breach of internal systems or unauthorized information disclosure.

Vendors: [Themeisle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/themeisle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-61970 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-61970 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-61970?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.9, published 13 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Themeisle Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 5.0.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-61970?** A patch was published on 2026-07-13: Fixed in version 5.0.5 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-61970 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-61970?** Check whether you run Themeisle Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

A Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in the Themeisle Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) plugin (auto-post-thumbnail) for WordPress. The flaw is present in versions up to and including 5.0.4 and is classified under CWE-918. An attacker with low-level authenticated access (Subscriber or higher) can exploit this vulnerability to make the server perform unauthorized web requests. This can be used to bypass firewalls, interact with internal services, or perform port scanning on the local network. The vulnerability is addressed in version 5.0.5.

## Affected products

- Themeisle Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) <= 5.0.4

## Timeline

- 2026-07-13: advisory
- 2026-07-13: patched: Fixed in version 5.0.5

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/auto-post-thumbnail/vulnerability/wordpress-auto-featured-image-auto-post-thumbnail-plugin-5-0-4-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/auto-post-thumbnail/vulnerability/wordpress-auto-featured-image-auto-post-thumbnail-plugin-5-0-4-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)