Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in CM FAQ Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-2166

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Creativemindssolutions
Status
Cm Faq – Simplify Support With An Intuitive Faq Management Tool
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 March 2025

Summary

The CM FAQ plugin for WordPress has a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws. This vulnerability is a result of the improper use of the remove_query_arg function without adequate escaping on URLs, affecting all versions up to and including 1.2.5. Attackers can leverage this flaw to inject malicious scripts into web pages, which can execute if a user is manipulated into clicking a specially crafted link. Proper security measures should be implemented to safeguard against this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool * <= 1.2.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-faq/tags/1....
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-faq/tags/1....

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Peter Thaleikis
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