CVE-2022-4478
Font Awesome < 4.3.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Jan 16, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2025
- Reserved
- Dec 14, 2022
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Font AwesomeUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4de75de5-e557-46df-9675-e3f0220f4003exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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