What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WordPress SEO Friendly Accordion FAQ with AI assisted content generation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'noticefaq' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The WordPress SEO Friendly Accordion FAQ plugin versions 2.2.1 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of other site visitors and administrators. The vulnerability affects the plugin's accordion and FAQ content handling, allowing attackers to steal session tokens, modify page content, or perform actions on behalf of other users.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers and steals their session tokens or modifies site content.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors and admins may have their sessions hijacked or see malicious content injected into accordion/FAQ sections.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., contributor or subscriber role with plugin access).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
January 25, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
