CVE-2024-37516 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-37516: WordPress Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin <= 4.8.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Fifu.app
Product Featured Image from URL
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published November 1, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Featured Image from URL through version 4.8.2 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to read, modify, or delete data they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can exploit this to view sensitive information, alter site content, or disrupt availability. Update to a version newer than 4.8.2.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or delete data without proper permission checks.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access, change, or remove sensitive data depending on plugin functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 1, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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