Plugins · advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Advanced Custom Fields safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 6.2.0
- Last updated
- 2026-08-25
- Active installs
- 90,000+
- Known issues on record
- 4
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
Adds a new 'Font Awesome Icon' field to the popular Advanced Custom Fields plugin. — by Justin Kruit
What to do
- Update to the latest version (6.2.0). Anything older than 6.1.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
4 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-66678 · published 2026-08-06
Missing authorization check in Advanced Custom Fields (6.1.1 and older)
- Affected
- 6.1.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.1.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Contributor Broken Access Control in Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field <= 6.1.1 versions.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-49044 · published 2026-05-27
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Advanced Custom Fields (5.0.2 and older)
- Affected
- 5.0.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.0.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Justin Kruit Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field: from n/a through 5.0.2.
medium 6.4 CVE-2026-6415 · published 2026-05-15
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Advanced Custom Fields (5.0.2 and older)
- Affected
- 5.0.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 6.0.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 5.0.2. This is due to insufficient input validation of JSON field values and unsafe client-side HTML construction in the update_preview() JavaScript function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2026-6415Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 6.4 CVE-2025-14983 · published 2026-02-19
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Advanced Custom Fields (5.0.1 and older)
- Affected
- 5.0.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 5.0.2 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
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 CVE-2025-14983Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)plugins.svn.wordpress.org
Recent activity
- 2026-08-25 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.2.0).
- 2026-08-06 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-66678), fixed in 6.1.2.
- 2026-05-27 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-49044), fixed in 6.0.0.
- 2026-05-15 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-6415), fixed in 6.0.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3) · Missing authorization (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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