VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-4512
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…
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.76%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.76%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.76% probability · 53th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- better font awesome project/better font awesome
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7957f355-c767-4f59-bb28-0302d33386a6Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7957f355-c767-4f59-bb28-0302d33386a6Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.