CVE-2026-8038
MediumCVSS 6.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs
Summary
Stored XSS vulnerability in the 'facesofusers' shortcode of the Faces of Users plugin for WordPress allows authenticated attackers (Contributor-level and above) to inject arbitrary web scripts.
Risk Assessment
Risk of malicious script execution in visitors' browsers, potentially leading to session theft or defacement.
Recommendation
Update the Faces of Users plugin to version 0.0.4 or later.
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Original NVD description (English source)
The Faces of Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'default' shortcode attribute in the 'facesofusers' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

