CVE-2025-9984

MEDIUM

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Unauthenticated Unauthorized Data Access via fifu_api_debug_posts()

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/debug.php?rev=3348285

Product

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=

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9423858b-74be-4b34-961d-97765d8edcbf?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0027

EPSS Percentile 19.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

marceljm/Featured Image from URL (FIFU) < 5.2.7

Published Sep 26, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026