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CVE-2026-42646 — Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms [simple-tags] < 3.45.0

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-42646 Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms [simple-tags] < 3.45.0 — High 7.6 < 3.45.0 3.45.0 2026-03-22 —

CVE-2026-42646

The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress contains a security flaw in versions up to 3.44.0, allowing malicious users with elevated privileges to inject unauthorized SQL code into database queries. This vulnerability arises from inadequate handling of user-supplied input and insufficient modification of existing SQL statements. As a result, attackers can exploit this weakness to extract sensitive data from the WordPress database.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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