PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Contextual Related Posts safe?
Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
Plugin details
- Slug:
contextual-related-posts
Known vulnerabilities
- CVE-2014-3937 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 1.8.10.2 (SQL Injection)
- CVE-2013-2710 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 1.8.7 (CSRF)
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 2.9.4
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 2.9.4
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 2.9.4
+ 9 more known vulnerabilities
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 3.3.1
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 3.3.1
- CVE-2023-0252 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 3.3.1 (XSS) · Medium
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 3.3.2
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 3.3.2
- Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 3.3.2
- CVE-2025-47506 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 4.0.3 (XSS) · Medium
- CVE-2026-32565 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 4.2.2 (Missing Authorization) · Medium
- CVE-2026-2986 — Contextual Related Posts [contextual-related-posts] < 4.2.2 (XSS) · Medium
Vulnerabilities are matched against the exact installed version when it's known. Always keep the plugin updated to the latest release.
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