CVE-2022-4512: The Better Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could

medium Affects better-font-awesome (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-02-13; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Better Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could

Package: better-font-awesome (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.0.4
Fixed in: 2.0.4
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (55.2th percentile)
Published: 2023-02-13
Source: nvd

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