CVE-2024-56033 HIGH

CVE-2024-56033: WordPress FAQs plugin <= 1.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Think201

Product FAQs

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 2, 2025

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Think201 FAQs faqs allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects FAQs: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The FAQs product by Think201 versions 1.0.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users or the site itself depending on where the injection occurs.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in users' browsers and steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting affected FAQ pages could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious input.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56033 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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