CVE-2025-2166
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-79
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Publication date:
14/03/2025
Last modified:
14/03/2025
Description
The CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting due to the use of remove_query_arg without appropriate escaping on the URL in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.10
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-faq/tags/1.2.4/package/cminds-free.php#L2662
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-faq/tags/1.2.5/package/cminds-free.php#L2662
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/cm-faq/tags/1.2.6/package/cminds-free.php#L2662
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b8d21cb-fe87-4947-a44b-7d670cf2123e?source=cve