Shortcode for Font Awesome: Cross-site scripting
Shortcode for Font Awesome is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Shortcode for Font Awesome
- Plugin slug
shortcode-for-font-awesome- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 21, 2023
This CVE was published Feb 21, 2023 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Shortcode for Font Awesome 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.
Technical description
The Shortcode for Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 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.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N