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Font Awesome vulnerabilities
Font Awesome has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 16 Jan 2023.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 400,000+
- Latest version
- 5.2.1
- Last updated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 16 Jan 2023
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-4478 | Medium 5.4 | Before 4.3.2 | Fixed in 4.3.2 | 16 Jan 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-4478, 16 Jan 2023
- The Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 4.3.2 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins. CVE record
What to do if you run Font Awesome
If you run Font Awesome, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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