CVE-2026-4075 | xenioushk BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite Plugin up to 1.1.1 on WordPress Shortcode esc_attr cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in xenioushk BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite Plugin up to 1.1.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic . This impacts the function esc_attr of the component Shortcode Handler . The manipulation of the argument sbox_id/sbox_class/placeholder/highlight_color/highlight_bg/cont_ext_class leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-4075 . It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected co
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VDB-353550 · CVE-2026-4075 · GCVE-0-2026-4075
XENIOUSHK BWL ADVANCED FAQ MANAGER LITE PLUGIN UP TO 1.1.1 ON WORDPRESS SHORTCODE ESC_ATTR CROSS SITE SCRIPTING
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in xenioushk BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite Plugin up to 1.1.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function esc_attr of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation of the argument sbox_id/sbox_class/placeholder/highlight_color/highlight_bg/cont_ext_class results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-4075. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in xenioushk BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite Plugin up to 1.1.1 on WordPress. Affected is the function esc_attr of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation of the argument sbox_id/sbox_class/placeholder/highlight_color/highlight_bg/cont_ext_class with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
The BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'baf_sbox' shortcode in all versions up to and including 1.1.1. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes such as 'sbox_id', 'sbox_class', 'placeholder', 'highlight_color', 'highlight_bg', and 'cont_ext_class'. These attributes are directly interpolated into HTML element attributes without any esc_attr() escaping in the baf_sbox() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
The weakness was published by Muhammad Yudha. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-4075 since 03/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
Productinfo
Type
WordPress Plugin
Vendor
xenioushk
Name
BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite Plugin
Version
1.1.0
1.1.1
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9
VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: BWL Advanced FAQ Manager Lite Plugin 1.1.1
Timelineinfo
03/12/2026 CVE reserved
03/26/2026 +14 days Advisory disclosed
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Advisory: wordfence.com
Researcher: Muhammad Yudha
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-4075 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-4075
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353550
Entryinfo
Created: 03/26/2026 07:02
Changes: 03/26/2026 07:02 (69)
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Cache ID: 99:1F3:101
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