---
id: CVE-2025-9984
title: >-
  The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the
  fifu_api_debug_posts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7
summary: >-
  The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to
  unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the
  fifu_api_debug_posts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7.
  This makes it poss…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-09-26'
updated: '2026-10-11'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-11T20:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9984'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image-from-url/trunk/admin/debug.php?rev=3348285
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3362830%40featured-image-from-url&new=3362830%40featured-image-from-url&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9423858b-74be-4b34-961d-97765d8edcbf?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00294
epssPercentile: 0.20336
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T14:50:34.002Z'
---

## Overview

The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the fifu_api_debug_posts() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read private/password protected posts.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.