CVE-2023-6561 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 4.5.3. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts through the featured image alt text due to insufficient input sanitization. The CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) indicates a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.5.4CPE 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:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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