CVE-2026-49044 WordPress Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field plugin <= 5.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Stored XSS in Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 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-2026-49044?
CVE-2026-49044 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Justin Kruit Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field, published on 27 May 2026. 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 Justin Kruit Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field allows Stored XSS.
This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field: from n/a through 5.0.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49044?
How do I fix CVE-2026-49044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-49044 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-2026-49044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvxm-pqmv-6427.