CVE-2025-8686
WP Easy FAQs <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via WP_EASY_FAQ Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The WP Easy FAQs plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's WP_EASY_FAQ shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | wen-solutions |
| Product | wp easy faqs |
| Published | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wen-solutions / WP Easy FAQs
0 ≤ 1.0.5
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d3c2f4b-389e-4dec-bb18-b63cfa053947?source=cve plugins.svn.wordpress.org: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-easy-faqs/tags/1.0.5/includes/class-wp-easy-faqs-shortcode.php plugins.svn.wordpress.org: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-easy-faqs/tags/1.0.5/admin/class-wp-easy-faqs-admin.php wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-easy-faqs/#developers
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ