PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Advanced Custom Fields Font Awesome safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Advanced Custom Fields Font Awesome WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome - Requires PHP: 5.6+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
- Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field [advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome] < 5.0.2 [CVE-2025-14983, Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome <= 5.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting]
- Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field [advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome] < 6.0.0 [CVE-2026-6415, Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field <= 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via JSON Field, WordPress Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field Plugin <= 5.0.2 is vulnerable to a medium priority Cross Site Scripting (XSS)]
- Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field [advanced-custom-fields-font-awesome] < 6.0.0 [CVE-2026-49044, Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field <= 5.0.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting]
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
Safer / more established alternatives
- Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) — 2000000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO — 100000+ active installs — max PHP 8.4
- Advanced Custom Fields: Extended — 100000+ active installs — max PHP <8.0
- ACF Photo Gallery Field — 60000+ active installs
- Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF — 50000+ active installs
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