CVE-2025-26567 WordPress Font Awesome WP plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users via DOM-based XSS in the Font Awesome WP plugin.
- 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-2025-26567?
CVE-2025-26567 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in farjana55 Font Awesome WP, published on 13 Feb 2025. 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in farjana55 Font Awesome WP font-awesome-wp allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Font Awesome WP: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26567?
How do I fix CVE-2025-26567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-26567 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-2025-26567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-26567 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v8r3-4779-pmvj.