TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00486 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stevejburge | Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI | up to 3.6.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI Vendorstevejburge Affected up to 3.6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:taxopress:taxopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.6.4 | Vulnerable | stevejburge |
- cpe:2.3:a:taxopress:taxopress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·stevejburge
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7449-82rg-56m7
References
Patch 2
More stevejburge Taxopress vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-00527 AI Autotagger < 3.30.0 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
- TI-2025-12211 Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-06734 TaxoPress < 3.0.7.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-02035 TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-02034 TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-12207 Missing authorization in stevejburge Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-2170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7449-82rg-56m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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