WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-14983 Deferred

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field: Cross-site scripting

Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires at least contributor-level access. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

CVE / CNA score 6.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field
Plugin slug
advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Feb 19, 2026
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Feb 19, 2026 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible forauthenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources