CVE-2026-81737

FAQ Builder AYS 1.6.3 - 1.8.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via ays_get_user_information

Published Sep 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions faq Builder Ays
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions faq Builder Ays
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-79
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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.
Title FAQ Builder AYS 1.6.3 - 1.8.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via ays_get_user_information
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 2, 2026, 10:45 AM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2026, 11:45 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 2, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Sep 3, 2026, 5:50 PM