Featured Image from URL (FIFU): known security problems
16 known security problems reported for this WordPress plugin, with the affected versions, the fix and what to do.
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In short
There are 16 known security problems on this page. Each one has a fixed version. Updating to version 6.0.8 or newer covers every fixed problem listed here.
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Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 6.0.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.0.7
- Fixed in
- 6.0.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 6.0.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-96671
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 6.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 6.0.7) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 6.0.7
- Fixed in
- 6.0.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 6.0.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-101147
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) Free & Premium <= 6.0.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.3.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.3.3
- Fixed in
- 6.0.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 6.0.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2026-73340
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.3.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could make your server visit other addresses on their behalf
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.3.1
- Fixed in
- 5.3.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 5.3.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-13393
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'fifu_input_url'
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 5.2.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.7
- Fixed in
- 5.2.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 5.2.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-7400
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Featured Image Custom Fields
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 5.2.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.7
- Fixed in
- 5.2.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 5.2.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-9984
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Password Protected Post Disclosure
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 5.2.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.7
- Fixed in
- 5.2.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 5.2.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-10037
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
A stranger could use it to harm your site
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.7
- Fixed in
- 5.2.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 5.2.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-9985
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log File
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could read or change the data in your site’s database (up to and including 5.2.7) (2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 5.2.7
- Fixed in
- 5.2.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 5.2.8 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2025-10036
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 4.8.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.8.2
- Fixed in
- 4.8.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 4.8.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-37516
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL <= 4.8.2 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 4.8.1)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.8.1
- Fixed in
- 4.8.2
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 4.8.2 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-37276
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL <= 4.8.1 - Missing Authorization
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.6.2)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.6.2
- Fixed in
- 4.6.3
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 4.6.3 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2024-1496
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 4.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via fifu_input_url
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone with a contributor account on your site could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins (up to and including 4.5.3)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.5.3
- Fixed in
- 4.5.4
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 4.5.4 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2023-6561
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via featured image alt text
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could plant harmful code that runs for your visitors or admins
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 4.0.0
- Fixed in
- 4.0.1
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 4.0.1 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-2278
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 4.0.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could trick a logged-in admin into changing settings without knowing (up to and including 3.9.9)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 3.9.9
- Fixed in
- 4.0.0
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 4.0.0 or newer.
- Official ID
- CVE-2022-2241
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 3.9.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Someone could do things on your site they should not be allowed to (up to and including 2.7.7)
A trusted security source confirmed it. If your site has an affected version, fix it this week.
- Affected versions
- Up to and including 2.7.7
- Fixed in
- 2.7.8
- What to do
- If your site has an affected version, update Featured Image from URL (FIFU) to version 2.7.8 or newer.
- Report title
- Featured Image from URL <= 2.7.7 - Missing Authorization on REST API routes
- First reported
- Sources
- Wordfence, seen
Where this comes from
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