CVE-2022-2241 Featured Image from URL < 4.0.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can force logged-in admins to update plugin settings via CSRF, potentially leading to stored XSS due to lack of input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2241?
CVE-2022-2241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Featured Image from URL (FIFU), published on 1 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of validation, sanitisation and escaping in some of them, it could also lead to Stored XSS issues
Weakness: CWE-116
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fifu Featured Image From Url.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-2241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6vv2-x5qj-vq7g.