XSS in Fifu Featured Image From Url
CVE-2022-2278
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not validate, sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Fifu Featured_image_from_url
- Unknown Featured Image From Url (Fifu) — versions 4.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2278?
- CVE-2022-2278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fifu Featured Image From Url, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2278?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2278 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.