CVE-2026-8040
faq shortocde <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'color' Shortcode Attribute
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | yehudah |
| Product | faq shortocde |
| Published | May 27, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 27, 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
yehudah / faq shortocde
0 ≤ 1.0
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef6ce2ef-f810-4f8c-a0bd-785a28131213?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-shortcode/trunk/faq.php#L65 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/faq-shortcode/tags/1.0/faq.php#L65
Credits
zakaria