CVE-2025-10037 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection
Authenticated administrators can exploit SQL injection in the FIFU plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10037?
CVE-2025-10037 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in marceljm Featured Image from URL (FIFU), published on 26 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the get_posts_with_internal_featured_image() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10037?
How do I fix CVE-2025-10037?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2025-10037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6wr4-gf2h-68p5.