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CVE-2026-8040

faq shortcode

Description

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.

CVSS 6.4EPSS 0.187%Risk 0.65
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Published
2026-05-27 07:16:13
Affected versions
<=1.0
Type
Installed app
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N