CVE-2023-5233 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Font Awesome Integration plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 5.0. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level permissions or higher can inject malicious web scripts through the 'fawesome' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) requires user interaction for execution, leading to potential information disclosure or defacement when an affected page is viewed. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fontawesome:font_awesome_integration:*:*:*:*:*: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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