CVE-2025-8686 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-8686: WP Easy FAQs <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via WP_EASY_FAQ Shortcode

Vendor Wen-Solutions
Product WP Easy FAQs
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 11, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 11, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated

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