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 before outputting them back in a page/post where the Widget is embed, which could allow high...

WordPress Category Posts Widget Plugin < 4.9.17 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Software Category Posts Widget Type Plugin Vulnerable versions 4.9.17 Fixed in 4.9.17 OWASP Top 10 A3: Injection Classification Cross Site Scripting XSS CVE CVE-2024-6158 Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 5.9 Developer Claim ownership PSID 321a7aaf8265 Credits Dmitrii Ignatyev Required privile...

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 before outputting them back in a page/post where the Widget is embed, which could allow high...

CVE-2024-6158

The CVE-2024-6158 issue affects two WordPress widgets: Category Posts Widget (plugins) up to version 4.9.17, and Term-and-Category-Based-Posts-Widget up to 4.9.13. Root cause: both fail to validate and escape certain Category Posts widget settings before echoing them in a page/post, enabling stor...