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TI-2022-03509 Aliases CVE-2022-3829GHSA-w28j-4ff9-m8cm

Font Awesome 4 Menus <= 4.7.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Font Awesome 4 Menus WordPress plugin through 4.7.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00524 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownFont Awesome 4 Menusup to 4.7.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Font Awesome 4 Menus VendorUnknown Affected up to 4.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:newnine:font_awesome_4_menus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 4.7.0Vulnerablenew-nine
  • cpe:2.3:a:newnine:font_awesome_4_menus:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 4.7.0 Vulnerable ·new-nine

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3829
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w28j-4ff9-m8cm

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-04346 Font Awesome 4 Menus <= 4.7.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4

Sources

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