PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Related Posts By Taxonomy safe?
Display a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
related-posts-by-taxonomy - Author: keesiemeijer
- 10000+ active installs
- 96/100 rating (77 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 328106 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2013-05-10
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 2.7.9
- Last updated: 2026-08-21 8:01am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Related Posts By Taxonomy.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Related Posts by Taxonomy [related-posts-by-taxonomy] < 2.7.7 | — | Unknown | < 2.7.7 | 2.7.7 | 0000-00-00 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2026-0916 | Related Posts by Taxonomy < 2.7.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'related_posts_by_tax' Shortcode | — | Unknown | < 2.7.7 | 2.7.7 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Related Posts By Taxonomy updated — 2.7.9 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
This is the plugin's full known vulnerability history, not a scan of any specific installation — run a free scan of your own site to check your exact installed version.
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