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CVE-2022-2278: 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 Cro

medium Affects featured-image-from-url (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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 Cro

Package
featured-image-from-url (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.0.1
Fixed in
4.0.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.7th percentile)
Published
2022-08-01
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordfeatured-image-from-url (WordPress plugin) advisories

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