CVE-2023-6561

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The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the featured image alt text in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

6.4 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/category.php#L62 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/meta-box.php#L213 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3009699%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&old=3003342%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4d5ae93-000e-4001-adfa-c11058032469?source=cve Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/category.php#L62 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/meta-box.php#L213 Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3009699%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&old=3003342%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4d5ae93-000e-4001-adfa-c11058032469?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fifu:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
History

21 Nov 2024, 08:44

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.4 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.4
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/category.php#L62 - Patch () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/category.php#L62 - Patch
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/meta-box.php#L213 - Patch () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/meta-box.php#L213 - Patch
References () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3009699%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&old=3003342%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - Patch () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3009699%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&old=3003342%40featured-image-from-url%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= - Patch
References () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4d5ae93-000e-4001-adfa-c11058032469?source=cve - Third Party Advisory () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d4d5ae93-000e-4001-adfa-c11058032469?source=cve - Third Party Advisory

17 Jan 2024, 19:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2024-01-11 09:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:44

NVD link : CVE-2023-6561

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6561

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6561

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fifu

  • featured_image_from_url
CWE
CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')