CVE-2026-27759
Authenticated SSRF in WordPress Featured Image Plugin Allows Data Exposure
Publication date: 2026-02-27
Last updated on: 2026-02-27
Assigner: VulnCheck
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| featured_image_from_content | featured_image_from_content | to 1.7.0 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-918 | The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The vulnerability exists in the Featured Image from Content WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.7. It is an authenticated server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that allows users with Author-level permissions to fetch internal HTTP resources. Attackers can exploit insecure URL fetching and file write operations to retrieve sensitive internal data and store it in web-accessible upload directories.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow an attacker with Author-level access to retrieve sensitive internal data from the server by exploiting the SSRF flaw. The attacker can then store this data in directories accessible via the web, potentially exposing confidential information to unauthorized users.
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