Accordion & FAQ < 1.9.9 - Reflected XSS
Priority MEDIUM 60Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Accordion & FAQ WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not escape various generated URLs, before outputting them in attributes when some notices are displayed, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Accordion & FAQ (Unknown): 1.9.9
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Accordion & FAQ | before 1.9.9 | 1.9.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- Accordion & FAQ VendorUnknown Affected before 1.9.9 Fixed in 1.9.9 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Accordion & FAQ (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1891
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm26-p7j2-5frx
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-1891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm26-p7j2-5frx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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