CVE-2024-5669

XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published Jul 9, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ffw_activate_template' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store cross-site scripting that will trigger when viewing the dashboard templates or accessing FAQs.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-46842 The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ffw_activate_template' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store cross-site scripting that will trigger when viewing the dashboard templates or accessing FAQs.
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Description The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ffw_activate_template' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store cross-site scripting that will trigger when viewing the dashboard templates or accessing FAQs. The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ffw_activate_template' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store cross-site scripting that will trigger when viewing the dashboard templates or accessing FAQs.
Title XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-862
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:20 PM
Reserved
Jun 6, 2024, 12:20 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 9, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:16 AM