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TI-2022-02103 Aliases CVE-2022-2278GHSA-3rw5-p5r3-p5vw

Featured Image from URL < 4.0.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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)

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Featured Image from URL (FIFU) (Unknown): 4.0.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownFeatured Image from URL (FIFU)4.0.1 to before 4.0.14.0.1Patch availableCNA
  • Featured Image from URL (FIFU) VendorUnknown Affected 4.0.1 to before 4.0.1 Fixed in 4.0.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 4.0.1VulnerableFifu
  • cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Fifu

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Featured Image from URL (FIFU) (Unknown) Fixed in 4.0.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 4.0.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-02069 Featured Image from URL < 4.0.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRFPriority LOW 28
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2278
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3rw5-p5r3-p5vw
  3. 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-01397 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 4.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via fifu_input_url CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2023-06012 Cross-site scripting in marceljm Featured Image from URL CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2022-02069 Featured Image from URL < 4.0.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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