CVE-2023-5232

Description

The Font Awesome More Icons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 3.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: jr00ck Font Awesome More Icons
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15947764-a070-4715-bd44-cb79b62ed59d?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/font-awesome-more-icons/tags/3.5/plugin.php#L82 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-5232?
CVE-2023-5232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-5232?
To fix CVE-2023-5232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-5232 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-5232 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-5232?
CVE-2023-5232 affects jr00ck Font Awesome More Icons.
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