WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-2241 Modified

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.

CVE / CNA score 6.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
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
Weakness
CWE-116 — Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

This CVE was published Aug 01, 2022 and is one of 11 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

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

Primary and upstream sources