CVE-2026-8038 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

title: WordPress Faces of Users Plugin Stored XSS via default attribute — CVE-2026-8038
id: scw-2026-05-20-ai-1
status: experimental
level: high
description: |
  Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2026-8038 by identifying requests to the Faces of Users plugin that include the 'facesofusers' shortcode with the 'default' attribute and a script tag, indicative of a stored XSS payload injection.
author: SCW Feed Engine (AI-generated)
date: 2026-05-20
references:
  - https://shimiscyberworld.com/posts/nvd-CVE-2026-8038/
tags:
  - attack.initial_access
  - attack.t1190
logsource:
    category: webserver
detection:
  selection:
      cs-uri|contains:
          - '/wp-content/plugins/faces-of-users/'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'facesofusers'
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - 'default='
      cs-uri-query|contains:
          - '<script>'
      condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Legitimate administrative activity

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