CVE-2024-37516 WordPress Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin <= 4.8.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
An attacker can bypass access controls in the Featured Image from URL plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-37516?
CVE-2024-37516 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fifu.app Featured Image from URL, published on 1 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in fifu.App Featured Image from URL allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Featured Image from URL: from n/a through 4.8.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-37516?
How do I fix CVE-2024-37516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-37516 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-37516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-37516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4rv-v85f-q2wx.