List categories <= 0.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 List categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'categories' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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 accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fernandobt | List categories | up to 0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- List categories Vendorfernandobt Affected up to 0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4356
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e24306a-b741-4840-b238-e37138425bf8?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/list-categories/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3095299%40list-categories&new=3095299%40list-categories&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More fernandobt vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09329 List Category Posts <= 0.91.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Plugin's Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-00972 List category posts <= 0.89.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-02594 List category posts <= 0.94.0 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'catlist' Shortcode CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2026-10670 Missing authorization in fernandobt List category posts CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2025-10424 List category posts <= 0.92.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
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