CVE-2026-81737

FAQ Builder AYS 1.6.3 - 1.8.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS via ays_get_user_information

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.

Affected

FAQ Builder AYS

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 16th percentile

Published

2026-09-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b8a97781-5c3b-4a89-845e-ee4eb60ea29c/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry