CVE-2026-2505

MEDIUM EPSS 15.6%
Published Apr 18, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 18, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

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 without proper escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users interact with the injected frontend page via the 'class' shortcode attribute.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.3
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
15.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

References 2

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3499275/categories-images
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34fb64d5-e152-4950-9ef4-6d53a97a56fb?source=cve

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.