PT-2023-5948 · WordPress · Better Font Awesome

Lana Codes · Published 2023-02-13 · Updated 2023-02-23 · CVE-2022-4512

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Better Font Awesome WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.0.4

Description The issue arises from the plugin's failure to validate and escape certain shortcode attributes before outputting them in a page or post, potentially allowing users with the contributor role or higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This could enable a remote attacker to conduct an inter-site scripting attack.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.0.4, update to version 2.0.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of shortcodes or limiting user roles to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06645

CVE-2022-4512

Affected Products

Better Font Awesome

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7957f355-c767-4f59-bb28-0302d33386a6 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4512 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06645 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4512 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44247 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/44260 · Telegram Post