CVE-2025-9985 Scanner.
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log File
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 2 requests
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2025-9985
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2025-9985. What It Means.
The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7 through publicly exposed log files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information contained in the exposed log files.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) <= 5.2.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log File. The Featured Image from URL (FIFU) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.7 through publicly exposed log files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information contained in the exposed log files.
Atlas sends up to 2 read-only requests to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2025-9985. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2025-9985 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is —.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2025-9985 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update the affected software to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2025-9985 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2025-9985; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.