CVE-2026-8040
6.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The faq shortocde plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'color' shortcode attribute in the 'faq' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| yehudah | faq shortocde | 0 <= 1.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef6ce2ef-f810-4f8c-a0bd-785a28131213?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-shortcode/trunk/faq.php#L65
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-shortcode/tags/1.0/faq.php#L65
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