CVE-2026-2986 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 4.2.2

CVE	Vulnerability	Type	Severity	Affected	Fixed in	Published	Status
CVE-2026-2986	Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 4.2.2	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	Medium 6.4	< 4.2.2	4.2.2	2026-04-17	—

CVE-2026-2986

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.

Source: CVE.org

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