The Faces of Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'default' shortcode attribute in the 'facesofusers' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
History

Wed, 20 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description The Faces of Users plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'default' shortcode attribute in the 'facesofusers' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.0.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Title Faces of Users <= 0.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'default' Shortcode Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2026-05-20T01:25:56.620Z

Updated: 2026-05-20T13:02:24.004Z

Reserved: 2026-05-06T15:48:52.894Z

Link: CVE-2026-8038

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T13:02:20.820Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-20T02:16:39.690

Modified: 2026-05-20T13:54:54.890

Link: CVE-2026-8038

cve-icon Redhat

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