Persian Fonts <= 1.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 Persian Fonts WordPress plugin through 1.6 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 Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00396 34th 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
- 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 | Persian Fonts | up to 1.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Persian Fonts VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:danialhatami:persian_fonts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.6 | Vulnerable | Danialhatami |
- cpe:2.3:a:danialhatami:persian_fonts:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6 Vulnerable ·Danialhatami
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-7167
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28qc-v7xx-3vpf
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-7167 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-7167 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28qc-v7xx-3vpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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