Crop Thumbnails - Security Vulnerability (CVE-2026-110041)

AI enriched just now (2026-11-14 03:31 UTC)

Technical Summary

The Crop Thumbnails WordPress plugin before 1.10.0 does not perform object-level authorization when reading and re-cropping media attachments, allowing any authenticated user with the upload capability (the Author role by default) to read the metadata of, and overwrite the generated thumbnail files and stored metadata of, media attachments belonging to other users.

Potential Impact

Severity is LOW (CVSS 3.8). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as Low based on severity and technical exposure profile.

Primary risk drivers: severity and technical exposure profile

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 32/100 (Low, Low) with priority P5 Monitor. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.