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CVE-2024-6158: The Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.17, term-and-category-based-posts-widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.13 does not validate and escape some of its "Category Posts" widget settings

medium Affects category-posts-widget (WordPress plugin), term-and-category-based-posts-widget (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.17, term-and-category-based-posts-widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.13 does not validate and escape some of its "Category Posts" widget settings

Package
category-posts-widget (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.9.17
Fixed in
4.9.17
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (38.2th percentile)
Published
2024-08-12
Source
nvd

References

The Category Posts Widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.17, term-and-category-based-posts-widget WordPress plugin before 4.9.13 does not validate and escape some of its "Category Posts" widget settings

Package
term-and-category-based-posts-widget (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.9.13
Fixed in
4.9.13
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (38.2th percentile)
Published
2024-08-12
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcategory-posts-widget (WordPress plugin) advisoriesterm-and-category-based-posts-widget (WordPress plugin) advisories

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