CVE-2025-7400
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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2025-10-08

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a post's Featured Image custom fields in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7 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. NOTE: This vulnerability was partially fixed in version 5.2.2.
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Published
2025-10-07
Last Modified
2025-10-08
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-07
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-7400
EUVD
EUVD-2025-32105
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wordpress wordpress 5.2.7
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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Executive Summary

The vulnerability in the Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin allows authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into a post's Featured Image custom fields. This happens because the plugin does not properly sanitize input or escape output, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). When other users view the affected pages, the injected scripts execute in their browsers.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, hijacking user sessions, defacing the website, or spreading malware to visitors. Since the attack requires Contributor-level access, it could be exploited by users with limited privileges to escalate their impact.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin to a version later than 5.2.7 where the issue is fixed. Additionally, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only, as the vulnerability requires authenticated access. Monitor and sanitize any custom fields related to Featured Images to prevent script injection.

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