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CVE-2023-5233

Summary
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
Published At-28 Sep, 2023 | 04:31
Updated At-05 Feb, 2025 | 19:17
Rejected At-
Credits

The Font Awesome Integration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'fawesome' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:Wordfence
Assigner Org ID:b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
Published At:28 Sep, 2023 | 04:31
Updated At:05 Feb, 2025 | 19:17
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

The Font Awesome Integration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'fawesome' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected Products
Vendor
mcostales84
Product
Font Awesome Integration
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From * through 5.0 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
N/AN/ACWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Type: N/A
CWE ID: N/A
Description: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.16.4MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Discovered2023-09-27 00:00:00
Vendor Notified2023-09-27 00:00:00
Disclosed2023-09-27 00:00:00
Event: Discovered
Date: 2023-09-27 00:00:00
Event: Vendor Notified
Date: 2023-09-27 00:00:00
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2023-09-27 00:00:00
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References
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2791f48-895f-4099-87ec-41aaac2494a2?source=cve
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-integration/tags/5.0/font-awesome-integration.php#L48
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Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2791f48-895f-4099-87ec-41aaac2494a2?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-integration/tags/5.0/font-awesome-integration.php#L48
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▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2791f48-895f-4099-87ec-41aaac2494a2?source=cve
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-integration/tags/5.0/font-awesome-integration.php#L48
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Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2791f48-895f-4099-87ec-41aaac2494a2?source=cve
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Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-integration/tags/5.0/font-awesome-integration.php#L48
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security@wordfence.com
Published At:28 Sep, 2023 | 05:15
Updated At:07 Nov, 2023 | 04:23

The Font Awesome Integration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'fawesome' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
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Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.15.4MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Secondary3.16.4MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 6.4
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CPE Matches
fontawesome
fontawesome
>>font_awesome_integration>>Versions up to 5.0(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:fontawesome:font_awesome_integration:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-integration/tags/5.0/font-awesome-integration.php#L48security@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2791f48-895f-4099-87ec-41aaac2494a2?source=cvesecurity@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-integration/tags/5.0/font-awesome-integration.php#L48
Source: security@wordfence.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2791f48-895f-4099-87ec-41aaac2494a2?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
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