TI-2022-04093 Aliases CVE-2022-4478 GHSA-g5wv-c532-7f78

Font Awesome < 4.3.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 58Published 2023-01-16 · Updated 2025-04-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00476 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed Font Awesome (Unknown): 4.3.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Font Awesome	before 4.3.2	4.3.2	Patch available	CNA

Font Awesome VendorUnknown Affected before 4.3.2 Fixed in 4.3.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:fontawesome:font_awesome::::::wordpress::*	before 4.3.2	Vulnerable	Fontawesome

cpe:2.3:a:fontawesome:font_awesome:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·Fontawesome

Remediation

Fix · CNA Font Awesome (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.2

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4478
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5wv-c532-7f78

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4de75de5-e557-46df-9675-e3f0220f4003

Sources

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