Featured Image with URL permits contributor stored XSS
Featured Image with URL before 1.0.6 stores an attacker-controlled image attribute without adequate sanitization and later outputs it without context-appropriate escaping. A Contributor can inject script that executes for anyone viewing the affected post, including Editors and Administrators. The authoritative export does not identify the attribute, save action, or rendering function.
- Component
- Featured Image with URL
- Plugin slug
featured-image-with-url- Affected
- < 1.0.6
- Safe version
1.0.6- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 11, 2026 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Featured Image with URL to 1.0.6 or later. The authoritative export marks versions below 1.0.6 affected. The application-level fix must validate and sanitize the image attribute when saved and escape it for its exact HTML output context when rendered.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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 with URL WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not sanitise and escape a stored image attribute value before outputting it, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any user viewing the affected post, including higher-privileged users such as Editors and Administrators.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H