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WP Font Awesome vulnerabilities
WP Font Awesome has 2 known vulnerabilities in this database. The most recent published record is dated 25 Oct 2023.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 2
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 1.8.0
- Last updated
- 9 Jul 2024
- Most recent
- 25 Oct 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-2023-5127 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 1.7.9 | Fixed in a later version (latest 1.8.0) | 25 Oct 2023 |
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2023-0271 | Medium 5.4 | Before 1.7.9 | Fixed in 1.7.9 | 21 Feb 2023 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2023-5127, 25 Oct 2023
- The WP Font Awesome plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on 'icon' user supplied attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. CVE record
- CVE-2023-0271, 21 Feb 2023
- The WP Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 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. CVE record
What to do if you run WP Font Awesome
If you run WP 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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