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 perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS v3.1

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1

6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 53th percentile

Published

2023-02-13

Updated

2025-03-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7957f355-c767-4f59-bb28-0302d33386a6

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-45115
• CVE-2022-45124
• CVE-2022-4510
• CVE-2022-45129
• CVE-2022-4509
• CVE-2022-45130