CVE-2023-0419 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The Shortcode for Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00216.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Smg-webdesign	Shortcode For Font Awesome

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:smg-webdesign:shortcode_for_font_awesome:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12476	The Shortcode for Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ccfee43-920d-4613-b976-2ea8966696ba

History

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-79
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-02-21T08:51:05.416Z

Updated: 2025-03-12T15:20:25.781Z

Reserved: 2023-01-20T08:51:01.347Z

Link: CVE-2023-0419

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:10:55.788Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-02-21T09:15:12.747

Modified: 2025-03-12T16:15:18.603

Link: CVE-2023-0419

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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