Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Faq Shortcode Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-8040

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Faq Shortocde
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-8040?

The Faq Shortcode Plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to improper input sanitization and output escaping in its 'color' shortcode attribute. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.0, allowing authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary scripts. These scripts are executed whenever users interact with the compromised pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.

Affected Version(s)

faq shortocde 0 <= 1.0

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

zakaria
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