Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure authenticated admin to malicious page
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ExploitBrowser auto-submits forged plugin request
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ExecutionWordPress processes request with admin session
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ImpactUnintended plugin state change applied
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a victim who is currently authenticated to WordPress with sufficient privileges (typically an administrator managing the plugin) to be tricked into interacting with attacker-controlled content (UI:R), which triggers a forged state-changing request to the Featured Image from URL plugin. The attack is limited by: (1) mandatory user interaction, so it cannot be automated or executed server-to-server; (2) dependence on the victim having an active authenticated session; and (3) the absence of a valid anti-CSRF nonce check on the affected plugin action in versions through 6.0.7. The specific plugin feature/endpoint lacking nonce protection is not named in the available description and should be confirmed against the Patchstack advisory. |
| Impact | The input assigns CVSS 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), which rates this CSRF as high severity with full High confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. However, this rating should be treated with caution: the description (CWE-352, 'CSRF allows Cross Site Request Forgery') provides no detail about WHICH privileged action the forged request triggers, so the claimed C:H/I:H/A:H impact is not substantiated by the available text and appears to be a conservative worst-case from the reporter. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV listing, or POC indicator was provided in the input. Per the precision rules, exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The genuinely limiting signal is UI:R - exploitation is not automatable and requires tricking an authenticated privileged user (typically an admin) into visiting a malicious page while logged in. Net: this is a plausible but not high-priority issue absent evidence of active exploitation or a public exploit; the raw 8.8 overstates real-world urgency because the triggering action and its true impact are unspecified and user interaction gates every attack. EPSS is missing, so widespread automated exploitation probability cannot be confirmed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious web page containing a hidden auto-submitting form or request targeting the Featured Image from URL plugin's administrative action. When a logged-in WordPress administrator is lured into visiting that page (UI:R), their authenticated browser silently submits the forged request, causing an unintended state change in the plugin. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 09, 2026
Attackers can forge state-changing requests in the Featured Image from URL WordPress plugin through 6.0.7, allowing them to cause an authenticated administrator to perform unintended actions, but only if the administrator interacts with attacker-controlled content (UI:R). The input CVSS of 8.8 overstates impact; independent assessment rates confidentiality and integrity as Low and availability as None. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis; consult the Patchstack advisory for remediation.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version is specified in the provided data. Check the Patchstack advisory for an updated version beyond 6.0.7. If the plugin is not essential, disable or uninstall it until a patched version is available. If it must remain active, restrict access to the WordPress admin area (e.g., via IP allowlisting) to reduce the attack surface, though this may impact legitimate administrative access. Enforce a policy that administrators do not browse untrusted sites while logged in, though this is a weak mitigation. Consider using a web application firewall (WAF) with CSRF protection rules, but be aware of potential false positives. Monitor the Patchstack advisory for updates.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is a classic CSRF (CWE-352) in the WordPress plugin 'Featured Image from URL', affecting versions up to and including 6.0.7 (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:fifu.app:featured_image_from_url:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The plugin fails to validate a nonce on a state-changing action, allowing an attacker to craft a request that, when visited by an authenticated administrator, performs unintended operations. The exact endpoint is not specified in the available data. The independent assessment's CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) indicates network attack, low complexity, no privileges required, but mandatory user interaction, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact. Note that the input assigns a higher score of 8.8 with High impacts, but the independent assessment is authoritative here.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classic CSRF is network-borne with no attacker privileges but requires victim interaction (UI:R); impact lowered to L/L/N because the description does not identify a specific action justifying full High C/I/A.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in fifu.app Featured Image from URL featured-image-from-url allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Featured Image from URL: from n/a through 6.0.7.
Executive ViewAI
The Featured Image from URL WordPress plugin, versions through 6.0.7, contains a high-severity request-forgery flaw that can lead an administrator to perform unintended site actions, but only when the administrator interacts with attacker-controlled content. Independent assessment rates confidentiality and integrity impact as low and availability impact as none, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Because no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, organizations running affected WordPress installations should prioritize identifying and mitigating exposure even though practical exploitation is constrained.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include disabling or removing the Featured Image from URL plugin through 6.0.7 until a fix is available, restricting administrator accounts and enforcing least privilege, monitoring administrator activity for unexpected changes, and deploying WAF or virtual patching rules to block forged state-changing requests.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
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