CVE-2023-6561
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 11, 2024
Updated: Jan 17, 2024
CWE ID 79
Summary
CVE-2023-6561 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to 4.5.3, allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject malicious scripts into the alt text of featured images. As a result, these scripts are stored in the database and executed whenever a user accesses an injected page, posing a significant security risk.
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