CVE-2023-0271 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WP Font Awesome WordPress plugin prior to version 1.7.9. This flaw allows authenticated users with contributor roles or higher to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient validation and escaping of shortcode attributes. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with potential for limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. The attack vector is network-based. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wp_font_awesome_project:wp_font_awesome:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.