CVE-2022-4478
Medium
Description
The Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 4.3.2 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Fontawesome Font Awesome
PublishedJan 16, 2023
First seenJan 16, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- fontawesome font_awesome4.3.2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| fontawesome font_awesome | v < 4.3.2 | 4.3.2 |
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