CVE-2025-9984
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Password Protected Post Disclosure
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 26, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 4, 2025
Description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the fifu_api_debug_posts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read private/password protected posts.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Featured Image from URL (FIFU)marceljm |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9423858b-74be-4b34-961d-97765d8edcbf?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/debug.php?rev=3348285
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3362830%40featured-image-from-url&new=3362830%40featured-image-from-url&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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