Contextual Related Posts < 3.3.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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 allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0054 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Contextual Related Posts (Unknown): 3.3.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Contextual Related Posts | before 3.3.1 | 3.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Contextual Related Posts VendorUnknown Affected before 3.3.1 Fixed in 3.3.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Contextual Related Posts (Unknown) Fixed in 3.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0252
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pv9-28wr-pgch
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-0252 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0252 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pv9-28wr-pgch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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