CVE-2025-9984 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Missing Authorization to Password Protected Post Disclosure
Unauthenticated attackers can read private or password-protected posts due to a missing capability check in the Featured Image from URL plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9984?
CVE-2025-9984 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in marceljm Featured Image from URL (FIFU), published on 26 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the fifu_api_debug_posts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read private/password protected posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9984?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9984?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9984 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-2025-9984 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9984 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h79c-g26w-wc6j.