CVE-2022-2241 affects the Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin prior to version 4.0.1. The vulnerability stems from a lack of CSRF protection when updating plugin settings, which could be exploited by attackers to force a logged-in administrator to change them. This, combined with insufficient validation, sanitization, and escaping, could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issues. Rated 6.1 MEDIUM, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could result in partial loss of confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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