GHSA-2VV2-MQG3-3J3P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-26 06:30 – Updated: 2026-03-26 06:30
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Details

The BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'baf_sbox' shortcode in all versions up to and including 1.1.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes such as 'sbox_id', 'sbox_class', 'placeholder', 'highlight_color', 'highlight_bg', and 'cont_ext_class'. These attributes are directly interpolated into HTML element attributes without any esc_attr() escaping in the baf_sbox() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Severity ?
6.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-4075"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-26T04:17:12Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the \u0027baf_sbox\u0027 shortcode in all versions up to and including 1.1.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes such as \u0027sbox_id\u0027, \u0027sbox_class\u0027, \u0027placeholder\u0027, \u0027highlight_color\u0027, \u0027highlight_bg\u0027, and \u0027cont_ext_class\u0027. These attributes are directly interpolated into HTML element attributes without any esc_attr() escaping in the baf_sbox() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.",
  "id": "GHSA-2vv2-mqg3-3j3p",
  "modified": "2026-03-26T06:30:20Z",
  "published": "2026-03-26T06:30:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4075"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite/tags/1.1.1/includes/shortcodes/baf_faq_list.php#L46"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite/tags/1.1.1/includes/shortcodes/baf_faq_list.php#L73"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite/tags/1.1.1/includes/shortcodes/baf_faq_list.php#L75"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite/trunk/includes/shortcodes/baf_faq_list.php#L46"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite/trunk/includes/shortcodes/baf_faq_list.php#L73"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite/trunk/includes/shortcodes/baf_faq_list.php#L75"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3487104%40bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite\u0026new=3487104%40bwl-advanced-faq-manager-lite\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ef01f05a-ed5a-4278-acab-029c58242cf2?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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