CVE-2025-8723 (GCVE-0-2025-8723)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-19 07:26 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Cloudflare Image Resizing <= 1.5.6 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via rest_pre_dispatch Hook
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-19 13:18 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mecanik | Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.5.6
(semver)
|
guessed |
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