CVE-2025-9984 json
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Password Protected Post Disclosure
published last yr. modified 29d ago also EUVD-2025-31213
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- fifu featured_image_from_url 5.2.8
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- marceljm Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9423858b-74be-4b34-961d-97765d8edcbf?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/debug.php?rev=3348285
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3362830%40featured-image-from-url&new=3362830%40featured-image-
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-9984
- NVD CVE-2025-9984
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