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CVE-2022-4478

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4 EPSS 0.47%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-01-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4. It affects WordPress.

CVE
CVE-2022-4478
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.4
EPSS
0.47%
WordPress

Original NVD 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.

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