CVE-2026-40734

WordPress Categories Images plugin <= 3.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Apr 15, 2026
Updated: Apr 29, 2026
Reserved: Apr 15, 2026

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Zahlan Categories Images categories-images allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Categories Images: from n/a through <= 3.3.1.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L	Patchstack
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Categories ImagesZahlan	3.3.1 and earlierAffectedfrom 3.3.2Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/categories-images/vulnerability/wordpress-categories-images-plugin-3-3-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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