Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability in Featured Image from URL Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-13393

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Featured Image From Url (fifu)
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-13393?

The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Server-Side Request Forgery due to inadequate validation of URLs provided by users. This vulnerability exists in all versions up to and including 5.3.1 and exploits a weakness in the integration with the Elementor widget. Authenticated attackers possessing Contributor-level access can leverage this flaw to conduct web requests to arbitrary locations, potentially compromising internal services by manipulating the fifu_input_url parameter within the FIFU Elementor widget.

Affected Version(s)

Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 0 <= 5.3.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/featured-image...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
.