Which Font Awesome More Icons versions are affected?

The primary affected range is Versions up to 3.5.

How should operators remediate CVE-2023-5232?

No patched release is listed in this record, so monitor the vendor and linked references before accepting the risk.

Vulnerability Report

Plugin Medium No patch listed CVE-2023-5232

Font Awesome More Icons <= 3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

Q: What is CVE-2023-5232?

CVE-2023-5232 is tracked as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Font Awesome More Icons.

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.

Quick Answer

CVE-2023-5232 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Font Awesome More Icons. It affects Versions up to 3.5 and is listed without a confirmed patched release.

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Published

Sep 27, 2023

Last Updated

Jan 22, 2024

Slug

font-awesome-more-icons

Risk Profile

6.4 CVSS Score

Weakness

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Researchers

István Márton

Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

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Patch Status

No patched release listed

Remediation

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

Operator Briefing

CVE-2023-5232 is tracked for the Plugin Font Awesome More Icons as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 3.5. No fixed release is listed in this feed entry, so operators should monitor the vendor and reference links before accepting the risk.

Issue Type

Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Primary Fixed Version

Not published

Primary Affected Range

Versions up to 3.5

Tracking ID

CVE-2023-5232

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/15947764-a070-4715-bd44-cb79b62ed59d?source=api-prod

Detailed Metadata

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	font-awesome-more-icons View on wordpress.org
CVE	CVE-2023-5232
Patched Versions	No patched versions published.
Affected Versions	Versions up to 3.5

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