CVE-2024-35705 WordPress Block for Font Awesome plugin <= 1.4.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Stored XSS in the Block for Font Awesome WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-35705?

CVE-2024-35705 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ciprian Popescu Block for Font Awesome, published on 8 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ciprian Popescu Block for Font Awesome allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Block for Font Awesome: from n/a through 1.4.4.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35705?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getbutterfly Block for Font Awesome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-35705?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35705 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-2024-35705 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35705 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w7w6-4q7c-7ccc.

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