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Same Category Posts Vulnerabilities

1 known security issue reported for the Same Category Posts WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Jan 23, 2026.

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Same Category Posts <= 1.1.19 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Widget Title Placeholder

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The Same Category Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the widget title placeholder functionality in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.19. This is due to the use of `htmlspecialchars_decode()` on taxonomy term names before output, which decodes HTML entities that WordPress in...

CVSS:
5.4
Affected:
up to 1.1.19
Fixed in:
1.1.20
Disclosed:
Jan 23, 2026

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