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TI-2023-00354 Aliases CVE-2023-0370GHSA-c7j9-x83v-h3qp

WPB Advanced FAQ <= 1.0.6 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The WPB Advanced FAQ WordPress plugin through 1.0.6 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00471 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWPB Advanced FAQup to 1.0.6—No fix listedCNA
  • WPB Advanced FAQ VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpbean:wpb_advanced_faq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 1.06Vulnerablewpbean
  • cpe:2.3:a:wpbean:wpb_advanced_faq:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.06 Vulnerable ·wpbean

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0370
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7j9-x83v-h3qp

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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