CVE-2026-0916: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in keesiemeijer Related Posts by Taxonomy
The Related Posts by Taxonomy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'related_posts_by_tax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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-2026-0916: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in keesiemeijer Related Posts by Taxonomy
Description
The Related Posts by Taxonomy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'related_posts_by_tax' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-13T19:07:53.495Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6969e18d7c726673b6064133
Added to database: 1/16/2026, 6:58:21 AM
Last updated: 1/16/2026, 6:58:23 AM
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