Vulnerabilities and security researches forwp-category-dropdown wp-category-dropdown

Oct 12, 2025

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2025-58239
Home page URL: Security reports for WP Category Dropdown
Application: WP Category Dropdown
Date: Sep 23, 2025
Research Description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chandrika Sista WP Category Dropdown allows Stored XSS. This issue affects WP Category Dropdown: from n/a through 1.9.
Affected versions: max 1.9.
Status: vulnerable

Sep 25, 2024

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2024-8103
Home page URL: Security reports for WP Category Dropdown
Application: WP Category Dropdown
Date: Sep 25, 2024
Research Description: The WP Category Dropdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'align' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.8 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.
Affected versions: max 1.9.
Status: vulnerable