CVE-2023-0271 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-0271?

CVE-2023-0271 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-0271?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Wp Font Awesome Project Wp Font Awesome.

Vulnerability Description

The WP Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 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.

CVSS Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wp Font Awesome Project	Wp Font Awesome	< 1.7.9

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fd7aaf06-4be7-48d6-83a1-cd5cd6c3d9c2ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fd7aaf06-4be7-48d6-83a1-cd5cd6c3d9c2ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-0271?

CVE-2023-0271 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). The WP Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.7.9 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2023-0271?

CVE-2023-0271 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-0271?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Wp Font Awesome Project Wp Font Awesome.