CVE-2022-4478

The Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 4.3.2 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4de75de5-e557-46df-9675-e3f0220f4003	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4de75de5-e557-46df-9675-e3f0220f4003	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fontawesome:font_awesome:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) El complemento Font Awesome de WordPress anterior a 4.3.2 no valida ni escapa algunos de sus atributos de código corto antes de devolverlos a la página, lo que podría permitir a los usuarios con un rol tan bajo como colaborador realizar ataques de cross-site scripting almacenado contra usuarios registrados. en administradores.
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4de75de5-e557-46df-9675-e3f0220f4003 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4de75de5-e557-46df-9675-e3f0220f4003 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-01-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-04-07 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4478

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4478

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4478

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fontawesome

font_awesome

CWE

No CWE.

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