Contextual Related Posts, CVE-2026-2986

CVE, Research URL: CVE-2026-2986
Home page URL: Security reports for Contextual Related Posts
Application: Contextual Related Posts
Published on: Apr 18, 2026
Research Description: The Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'other_attributes' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.2.1 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 4.2.2.
Status: vulnerable