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6.4
WordPress Font Awesome Field plugin allows hackers to inject malicious scripts
CVE-2025-14983
Summary
A security flaw in the WordPress Font Awesome Field plugin makes it possible for hackers to inject malicious code into website visitors' browsers. This can happen if a website is using an outdated version of the plugin. Update the plugin to the latest version to fix the issue.
Original title
The Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and outp...
Original description
The Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible forauthenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute in a victim's browser.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/trunk/fiel...
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/trunk/fiel...
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/trunk/fiel...
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/trunk/fiel...
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/trunk/fiel...
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/trunk/fiel...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/t...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome/t...
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old...
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c495d7f6-6d4a-4b1a-90f...
Published: 19 Feb 2026 · Updated: 11 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026