Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3829Font Awesome 4 Menus <= 4.7.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Font Awesome 4 Menus from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Font Awesome 4 Menus WordPress plugin through 4.7.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Font Awesome 4 Menus | 0 – through 4.7.0 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/684941ad-541f-43f9-a7ef-d26c0f4e6e21/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description