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CVE-2022-2241 json

Featured Image from URL < 4.0.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-34519

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of validation, sanitisation and escaping in some of them, it could also lead to Stored XSS issues

Patch / fix

  • Unknown Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 4.0.1

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Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8670d196-972b-491b-8d9b-25994a345f57 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown Featured Image from URL (FIFU)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output
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References

Sources

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