CVE-2026-81737: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in FAQ Builder AYS
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.
CVE-2026-81737: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in FAQ Builder AYS
Description
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.
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-27T11:45:24.782Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a97bd37acd9273b49d9bc57
Added to database: 09/02/2026, 06:07:51 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 07:52:26 UTC
Views: 7
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