cve/2023/CVE-2023-0419.md

### [CVE-2023-0419](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-0419)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Shortcode%20for%20Font%20Awesome&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%201.4.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Shortcode for Font Awesome WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embedded, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5ccfee43-920d-4613-b976-2ea8966696ba

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.