HTML5 Responsive FAQ <= 2.8.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The HTML5 Responsive FAQ WordPress plugin through 2.8.5 does not properly sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow a high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | HTML5 Responsive FAQ | 2.8.5 – 2.8.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- HTML5 Responsive FAQ VendorUnknown Affected 2.8.5 – 2.8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:html5_responsive_faq_project:html5_responsive_faq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.8.5 | Vulnerable | Html5 Responsive Faq Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:html5_responsive_faq_project:html5_responsive_faq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.8.5 Vulnerable ·Html5 Responsive Faq Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24995
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr23-vqw7-59xh
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-24995 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24995 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fr23-vqw7-59xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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