Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-6561
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the featured image alt text in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-6561
- cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6561
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6561
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
|
NIST | 2024-01-17 |
6.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
3.1
|
2.7
|
Wordfence | 2024-01-11 |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-6561
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-6561
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3009699%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&old=3003342%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Diff [3003342:3009699] for featured-image-from-url/trunk – WordPress Plugin RepositoryPatch
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/meta-box.php#L213
429 Too Many RequestsPatch
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/category.php#L62
category.php in featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin – WordPress Plugin RepositoryPatch
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4d5ae93-000e-4001-adfa-c11058032469?source=cve
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 4.5.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via featured image alt textThird Party Advisory
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