CVE-2025-8723

Cloudflare Image Resizing <= 1.5.6 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via rest_pre_dispatch Hook

Published Aug 19, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 19.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28804 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.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title Cloudflare Image Resizing <= 1.5.6 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via rest_pre_dispatch Hook
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 4:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 7, 2025, 8:42 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 19, 2025, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:07 AM