Featured Image from URL (FIFU): Cross-site scripting
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
- Plugin slug
featured-image-from-url- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Aug 01, 2022
This CVE was published Aug 01, 2022 and is one of 13 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
No fixed release is identified. Update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) when a confirmed fixed release becomes available; until then, disable and remove it when the site's risk warrants.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of validation, sanitisation and escaping in some of them, it could also lead to Stored XSS issues
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N