CVE-2023-5127 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WP Font Awesome plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 1.7.9. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious web scripts through shortcodes due to insufficient input sanitization. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.4), the vulnerability requires user interaction and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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