Description
The Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.20 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Category Posts Widget | < 4.9.20 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bf93a34-a19f-4266-a95d-033551db43e6/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6bf93a34-a19f-4266-a95d-033551db43e6/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 24, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed