CVE-2025-8686 json
WP Easy FAQs <= 1.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via WP_EASY_FAQ Shortcode
published 2025-09-11 13 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-27669
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- wen-solutions WP Easy FAQs
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2d3c2f4b-389e-4dec-bb18-b63cfa053947?source=cve
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org /wp-easy-faqs/tags/1.0.5/includes/class-wp-easy-faqs-shortcode.php
- plugins.svn.wordpress.org /wp-easy-faqs/tags/1.0.5/admin/class-wp-easy-faqs-admin.php
- wordpress.org /plugins/wp-easy-faqs/#developers
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-8686
- NVD CVE-2025-8686
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