Shortcode for Font Awesome

Shortcode for Font Awesome has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2023; it is fixed as of October 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Shortcode for Font Awesome has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by István Márton. Shortcode for Font Awesome is installed on roughly 700 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.4/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4CVE-2023-0419

Shortcode for Font Awesome <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode

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Vulnerability Records

1 records
Shortcode for Font Awesome banner
Latestv2.0.0

Shortcode for Font Awesome

smgwebdesign

Author

smgwebdesign

5.0(2)
100/100
Last Updated
2026-09-16 (1mo ago)
Active Installs
700+
Downloads
10,412
Requires WP
6.8+
Requires PHP
8.2+
Tested up to
WP 7.1.3
Created
2018-11-17 (8y ago)

Use [fa] to display a Font Awesome icon in posts, pages, Shortcode blocks, classic menu titles, and Text, Custom HTML or Shortcode block widgets. Font Awesome must already be loaded by your theme or another plugin. This plugin does not include or download icon files and does not add an editor button. Available icons, styles and sizes depend on your Font Awesome installation. Font Awesome 5, 6 and 7 class syntax is supported. Example: [fa set="fas" icon="check" size="2x" color="#000000"] set: style/family classes; defaults to fas. Multiple classes are allowed, for example fa-classic fa-solid for Font Awesome 6/7. icon: icon name without the fa- prefix; defaults to check. size: optional size without the fa- prefix, for example sm, lg, 2x, 3x, 5x, 7x or 9x. color: optional three- or six-digit hex color (#abc, #aabbcc) or RGB (rgb(12, 34, 255)). RGB channels must be integers from 0 to 255. Other color formats and additional CSS declarations are ignored. label: optional accessible text for a meaningful standalone icon, for example [fa icon="check" label="Completed"]. Without a label, the icon is decorative. Links and buttons that contain only an icon still need an accessible name on the link or button itself. Empty or invalid set/icon values use the defaults. Invalid sizes are omitted. Class values accept letters, digits, underscores and hyphens; each set class must start with a letter. Use [[fa]] to display the shortcode as text. The additional menu and Custom HTML widget handling processes only [fa] in text, not other shortcodes or HTML attributes. Navigation blocks and custom menu walkers may require their own shortcode support. Avoid another plugin registering the same [fa] shortcode.

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