CVE-2025-23824

WordPress FontAwesome.io ShortCodes plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alexander Weleczka FontAwesome.io ShortCodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects FontAwesome.io ShortCodes: from n/a through 1.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Up 0.2 points since Jan 17, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress FontAwesome.io ShortCodes plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-23824
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-3454 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-3454
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22gp-w9xj-6wwq 6.5

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Record: GHSA-22gp-w9xj-6wwq
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-23824
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

alexander weleczka fontawesome.io shortcodes

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-23824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Alexander Weleczka Fontawesome.io Shortcodes, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.