Description
The Category Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tag-image' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-02-11
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Patch
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pankajanupam
Pankajanupam category Image
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Pankajanupam
Pankajanupam category Image
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Category Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tag-image' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Category Image <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tag-image' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Pankajanupam Category Image
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:34:30.452Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T15:39:50.194Z

Link: CVE-2026-0815

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-11T15:24:54.761Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-11T09:15:51.000

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-0815

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T17:30:10Z

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