CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-81737

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.25%

16th percentile - higher than 16% of all known CVEs

Summary

The FAQ Builder AYS WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 does not sanitize or escape content submitted by unauthenticated visitors before storing it and outputting it in an admin area page, and the escaping it does apply is undone by a subsequent decoding step, leading to Stored XSS which will execute in the context of a logged in administrator.

Risk Assessment

The risk is high because an attacker can inject a malicious script that executes in the administrator's browser, potentially leading to admin account takeover and full site compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update the plugin to version 1.8.5 or later. Also restrict the ability for unauthenticated users to submit content.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The FAQ Builder AYS WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 does not sanitize or escape content submitted by unauthenticated visitors before storing it and outputting it in an admin area page, and the escaping it does apply is undone by a subsequent decoding step, leading to Stored XSS which will execute in the context of a logged in administrator.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS