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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| 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: 2026-09-02T06:00:23.578Z
Updated: 2026-09-02T10:45:54.400Z
Reserved: 2026-08-27T11:45:24.782Z
Link: CVE-2026-81737
Updated: 2026-09-02T10:11:09.847Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-09-02T06:17:19.667
Modified: 2026-09-03T17:50:37.690
Link: CVE-2026-81737
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