CVE-2025-2166 (GCVE-0-2025-2166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-14 04:22 – Updated: 2025-03-14 13:59
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Title
CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
creativemindssolutions CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool Affected: * , ≤ 1.2.5 (semver)
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Credits
Peter Thaleikis
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