WP Font Awesome < 1.7.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
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 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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00471 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed WP Font Awesome (Unknown): 1.7.9
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 | WP Font Awesome | before 1.7.9 | 1.7.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Font Awesome VendorUnknown Affected before 1.7.9 Fixed in 1.7.9 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp_font_awesome_project:wp_font_awesome:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.7.9 | Vulnerable | Wp Font Awesome Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp_font_awesome_project:wp_font_awesome:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.7.9 Vulnerable ·Wp Font Awesome Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Font Awesome (Unknown) Fixed in 1.7.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0271
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm2f-2cg5-2pwm
References
More Wp Font Awesome Project Wp Font Awesome vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-04716 WP Font Awesome <= 1.7.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-0271 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0271 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm2f-2cg5-2pwm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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