VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2025-9984
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.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- 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=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9423858b-74be-4b34-961d-97765d8edcbf?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.