Categories Images <= 3.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'z_taxonomy_image' Shortcode
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The Categories Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1, via the 'z_taxonomy_image' shortcode. This is due to the shortcode rendering path passing attacker-controlled class input into a fallback image builder that concatenates HTML attributes witho...
- CVSS:
- 5.4
- Affected:
- up to 3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.2
- Disclosed:
- Apr 17, 2026
CVE-2026-2505 on NVD →
Categories Images <= 3.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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The Categories Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1 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 page...
- CVSS:
- 6.4
- Affected:
- up to 3.3.1
- Fixed in:
- 3.3.2
- Disclosed:
- Mar 14, 2026
CVE-2026-40734 on NVD →
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