CVE-2026-2986
Medium
Low
Medium
High
Critical
6.4
CVSS Score
Vulnerability Description
The Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'other_attributes' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
CVSS Metrics
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Vector String:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
N
Attack Complexity
L
Privileges Required
L
User Interaction
N
Scope
C
Confidentiality
L
Integrity
L
Availability
N
Severity Details
6.4
out of 10.0
Medium
Weakness Type (CWE)
CWE-79
Top 25 #1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- Description
- The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
- Exploit Likelihood
- High
- Typical Severity
- Medium
- OWASP Top 10
- A03:2021-Injection
- Abstraction Level
- Base
Key Information
- Published Date
- April 18, 2026
