CVE-2026-101147: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before 6.0.8, Featured Image from URL (FIFU) Premium WordPress plugin before 8.2.8 do not correctly enforce the REST API nonce, disabling the check for the whole request when a crafted URL is used, which could allow attackers to make a logged-in administrator perform any REST API action, such as creating a new administrator account, via a CSRF attack.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before versions 6.0.8 and 8.2.8 (Premium) fails to correctly enforce REST API nonce validation for certain requests involving crafted URLs. This disables the nonce check for the entire request, enabling a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. An attacker can exploit this by causing a logged-in administrator to unknowingly execute arbitrary REST API actions, including creating new administrator accounts. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-101147 and is categorized under CWE-352.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform any REST API action as a logged-in administrator without their consent, including creating new administrator accounts. This leads to full compromise of the WordPress site with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Featured Image from URL (FIFU) versions 6.0.8 and 8.2.8 (Premium). Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided, and patching is the recommended action.
CVE-2026-101147: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Description
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before 6.0.8, Featured Image from URL (FIFU) Premium WordPress plugin before 8.2.8 do not correctly enforce the REST API nonce, disabling the check for the whole request when a crafted URL is used, which could allow attackers to make a logged-in administrator perform any REST API action, such as creating a new administrator account, via a CSRF attack.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Featured Image from URL (FIFU)
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) Premium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) WordPress plugin before versions 6.0.8 and 8.2.8 (Premium) fails to correctly enforce REST API nonce validation for certain requests involving crafted URLs. This disables the nonce check for the entire request, enabling a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. An attacker can exploit this by causing a logged-in administrator to unknowingly execute arbitrary REST API actions, including creating new administrator accounts. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-101147 and is categorized under CWE-352.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform any REST API action as a logged-in administrator without their consent, including creating new administrator accounts. This leads to full compromise of the WordPress site with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Featured Image from URL (FIFU) versions 6.0.8 and 8.2.8 (Premium). Users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigation guidance is provided, and patching is the recommended action.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-28T08:13:17.219Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abe7490a43b0b3b89bd1cc3
Added to database: 10/01/2026, 14:56:16 UTC
Last enriched: 10/01/2026, 15:21:02 UTC
Last updated: 10/01/2026, 19:41:32 UTC
Views: 3
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