CVE-2023-0271
Medium
Description
The WP Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.4
Exploit probability—
ProductWp Font Awesome
PublishedFeb 21, 2023
First seenFeb 21, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- wp_font_awesome_project wp_font_awesome1.7.9 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wp_font_awesome_project wp_font_awesome | v < 1.7.9 | 1.7.9 |
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