TI-2024-01397 Aliases CVE-2024-1496 GHSA-8wq7-jj6q-q3vj

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 4.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via fifu_input_url

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2024-02-20 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the fifu_input_url parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access or higher, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
marceljm	Featured Image from URL (FIFU)	up to 4.6.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) Vendormarceljm Affected up to 4.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url::::::wordpress::*	before 4.6.3	Vulnerable	Fifu

cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.6.3 Vulnerable ·Fifu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-1496
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wq7-jj6q-q3vj

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d1ea1c5-6a9e-4b77-bfdf-62e50d4a4c03?source=cve

TI-2025-09165 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log File CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2025-06741 Cross-site scripting in marceljm Featured Image from URL CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2025-09213 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
TI-2025-09212 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
TI-2025-09164 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Password Protected Post Disclosure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2025-12244 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Server-Side Request Forgery via 'fifu_input_url' CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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