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Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress (versions up to 4.2.1) allows authenticated contributors and above to inject malicious scripts via the 'other_attributes' parameter, which execute in the browsers of all users viewing affected pages. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, enabling privilege escalation from contributor-level access to site-wide code execution. No active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, but the attack requires only authenticated access at a low privilege level that is commonly granted in WordPress environments.
Contextual Related Posts versions before 4.2.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive information by exploiting improperly configured access controls. The vulnerability affects the plugin's ability to enforce proper permission checks, potentially exposing confidential data to unauthorized users. No patch is currently available for this issue.
The Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
SQL injection vulnerability in the Contextual Related Posts plugin before 1.8.10.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Contextual Related Posts plugin before 1.8.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.
Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress (versions up to 4.2.1) allows authenticated contributors and above to inject malicious scripts via the 'other_attributes' parameter, which execute in the browsers of all users viewing affected pages. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, enabling privilege escalation from contributor-level access to site-wide code execution. No active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, but the attack requires only authenticated access at a low privilege level that is commonly granted in WordPress environments.
Contextual Related Posts versions before 4.2.2 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive information by exploiting improperly configured access controls. The vulnerability affects the plugin's ability to enforce proper permission checks, potentially exposing confidential data to unauthorized users. No patch is currently available for this issue.
The Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
SQL injection vulnerability in the Contextual Related Posts plugin before 1.8.10.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Contextual Related Posts plugin before 1.8.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.