Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Fonto Custom Web Fonts Manager
CVE-2024-8920

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Fonto – Custom Web Fonts Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 October 2024

Summary

The Fonto - Custom Web Fonts Manager plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability that arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with Author-level permissions and higher can exploit this weakness by uploading SVG files containing hostile scripts. These scripts will execute when users access the affected SVG files, posing a significant security risk to the site and its visitors. Appropriate security measures and updates are crucial to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Fonto – Custom Web Fonts Manager * <= 1.2.1

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fonto/trunk/in...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/fonto/#developers

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Francesco Carlucci
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