CVE-2024-5669

XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4 Medium

The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ffw_activate_template' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store cross-site scripting that will trigger when viewing the dashboard templates or accessing FAQs.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Up 0.3 points since Jul 10, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.4

XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] <= 1.7.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Record: CVE-2024-5669
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-46842 6.4

Record: EUVD-2024-46842
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8r62-cqj8-532j 6.4

The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is...

The XPlainer – WooCommerce Product FAQ [WooCommerce Accordion FAQ Plugin] plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ffw_activate_template' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to store cross-site scripting that will trigger when viewing the dashboard templates or accessing FAQs.

Record: GHSA-8r62-cqj8-532j
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.4

Record: CVE-2024-5669
CVSS 3.1: 6.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

happydevs happy woocommerce faqs – ultimate product faq plugin

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-5669 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Happydevs Happy Woocommerce Faqs – Ultimate Product Faq Plugin, published July 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.