CVE-2022-4478 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-4478 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 16/01/2023 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: WPScan | Vendor: Unknown | Product: Font Awesome
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-4478 Description

The Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 4.3.2 does not validate and escapes some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as a contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in admins.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Source: Unknown

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).