CVE-2022-4512 Better Font Awesome < 2.0.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Better Font Awesome plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4512?
CVE-2022-4512 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Better Font Awesome, published on 13 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Better Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4512?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Better Font Awesome Project Better Font Awesome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-4512 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4512 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Better Font Awesome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvh3-v3c3-3rmj.