CVE-2026-2986

MEDIUM

6.4

Description

The Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'other_attributes' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.2.1 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 pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.4

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published4/18/2026

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3481684/contextual-related-posts(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f59e069-a953-47b6-8106-55f55df722ed?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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