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CVE-2023-5127

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 25, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The WP Font Awesome plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via shortcodes in versions up to, and including, 1.7.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on 'icon' user supplied attribute. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • zayedbaloch WP Font Awesome — Up to and including 1.7.9
  • wp_font_awesome_project wp_font_awesome — Up to and including 1.7.9

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L101 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L53 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L55 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L68 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L70 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L83 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L85 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-font-awesome/trunk/wp-font-awesome.php?rev=2875119#L99 Patch
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3111048%40wp-font-awesome&new=3111048%40wp-font-awesome&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59ee0b56-c11f-4951-aac0-8344200e4484?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record