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…

Code

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• Plugin source · wordpress.org

Timeline

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1. Apr 18, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2986

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-2986

  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 attacke

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · plugins.trac.wordpress.org
• Reference · wordfence.com