Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as Subscriber
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DeliveryLoad admin page exposing localized script data
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ExploitHarvest plaintext API keys and image_hub_nonce
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ExecutionPOST to image_hub_update_settings AJAX handler
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ImpactOverwrite stored third-party credentials
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated account with Subscriber-level capability or higher (PR:L) on a site running Image Hub for WordPress version ≤1.2.0, and the attacker must be able to load an admin-area page where the plugin emits its settings via wp_localize_script. The key LIMITING factors: an account is required (so sites that disable open registration and tightly control low-privilege users substantially reduce exposure), and the impact is confined to third-party image-service API credentials - leaking them (information disclosure) and, via the capability-check-missing image_hub_update_settings AJAX handler reachable with the leaked image_hub_nonce, overwriting them. No default-configuration unauthenticated path exists; the flaw is not exploitable by fully anonymous visitors. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, authenticated information-disclosure flaw that is realistically a medium-priority patch item, not an emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, base 4.3) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation requiring only Subscriber-level authentication and no user interaction - a low bar on any site that allows user registration. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, SSVC decision data, or public POC was supplied, so under the precision rules this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'; the only intelligence source is the Wordfence advisory. IMPORTANT CONFLICT: the official vector sets I:N, but the description explicitly states the Subscriber can overwrite all six stored API-credential options via an unauthenticated-capability-check update_settings AJAX handler using a leaked nonce - that is a clear integrity impact the scored vector understates (see assessed vectors below). The true severity is therefore somewhat higher than the 4.3 base implies, but it remains gated behind authentication and the practical blast radius is limited to leaking/overwriting third-party image-service API keys rather than compromising the WordPress host itself. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers (or abuses an existing) Subscriber-level account on a WordPress site running Image Hub ≤1.2.0, then loads any admin page whose HTML embeds the plaintext Giphy/Openverse/Pexels/Pixabay/Unsplash API credentials and a valid image_hub_nonce via wp_localize_script. Using that leaked nonce against the image_hub_update_settings AJAX endpoint, which performs no capability check, the same low-privilege user can also overwrite all six stored credentials. No public exploit code was identified, but exploitation is straightforward given the low complexity and well-documented source references. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 16, 2026
Subscriber-level users on WordPress sites running Image Hub 1.2.0 and earlier can extract six third-party image-service API credentials from admin-page HTML and then use an exposed AJAX nonce to overwrite those stored credentials. The plugin emits Giphy, Openverse, Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash key options via wp_localize_script, and the image_hub_update_settings AJAX handler lacks a capability check, allowing the same low-privilege attacker to modify settings through update_option(). No public exploit identified at time of analysis; the assessed risk is a moderate, patch-priority information-disclosure and integrity issue rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
If the Image Hub plugin is not essential, deactivate and remove it until a fixed release is available; the trade-off is loss of the Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Openverse, and Giphy image integration. If it must remain, treat all six stored third-party API credentials as exposed and rotate or revoke them immediately, including the Giphy key, Openverse client ID and secret, Pexels key, Pixabay key, and Unsplash key. Reduce exposure by disabling open registration, removing unused Subscriber-level accounts, and limiting low-privilege users on sites where Image Hub is active. Consider a WAF or plugin rule to deny admin-ajax.php requests with action=image_hub_update_settings from non-administrative users, but this may interfere with legitimate settings updates and is not a substitute for patching. Monitor the image_hub_api_keys_* options for unauthorized changes. An upstream fix is referenced through WordPress Trac changeset 3745452 for MediaModal.php; a released patched version is not independently confirmed in the provided data, so track the plugin page and Wordfence advisory for an exact fixed version before upgrading.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Image Hub is a WordPress plugin that integrates third-party image services. In versions up to and including 1.2.0, the plugin localizes its settings into every admin page using wp_localize_script, so the options image_hub_api_keys_* are included verbatim in the page HTML. This is a CWE-200 sensitive-information-exposure root cause: secret API credentials for Giphy, Openverse (client ID and secret), Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash are rendered where any authenticated Subscriber-level user can read them. The leaked HTML also contains a valid image_hub_nonce AJAX nonce. Because the image_hub_update_settings AJAX handler does not perform an appropriate capability check, that nonce enables the same Subscriber-level attacker to call the handler and overwrite the six stored credential options via update_option(). The independent assessment rates this as CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, reflecting low confidentiality impact from credential disclosure and low integrity impact from settings overwrite; there is no anonymous or default-configuration unauthenticated exploit path in the provided data. Relevant source references include MediaModal.php lines 19, 38, and 56, Settings.php lines 23 and 78, image-hub.php line 46, Utils.php line 11, and changeset 3745452 in the WordPress plugin repository.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable with only Subscriber auth (PR:L, AC:L, UI:N); C:L for leaked third-party API keys, and I:L added because the missing capability check lets the same user overwrite stored credentials.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The Image Hub - Free Images from Unsplash, Pixabay, Pexels, Openverse & Giphy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 via the 'image_hub_api_keys_* (6 options)' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract the plaintext API credentials for six third-party services - Giphy, Openverse (client ID and secret), Pexels, Pixabay, and Unsplash - emitted verbatim into every admin page's HTML via wp_localize_script. The leaked page HTML also contains a valid image_hub_nonce AJAX nonce, which - combined with the absence of any capability check in the image_hub_update_settings AJAX handler - allows the same Subscriber-level attacker to overwrite all six stored API credential options via update_option().
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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