CVE-2024-5669

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

Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

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.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

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.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5669
Published
Jul 9, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
HappyDevs
Product
Happy WooCommerce FAQs
Classifications
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Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.7.0

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What is affected?

HappyDevs · Happy WooCommerce FAQsversion=0 <=1.7.0

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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