Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-2166CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool from creativemindssolutions. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| creativemindssolutions | CM FAQ – Simplify support with an intuitive FAQ management tool | 0 – through 1.2.5 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8b8d21cb-fe87-4947-a44b-7d670cf2123e?source=cve
- 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