Vulnerability · Published Feb 13, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-4512Better Font Awesome < 2.0.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Better Font Awesome from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Better Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Better Font Awesome | 0 – before 2.0.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7957f355-c767-4f59-bb28-0302d33386a6 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description