The Category Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tag-image' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Description The Category Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'tag-image' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Category Image <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tag-image' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-11T08:26:28.712Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T15:39:50.194Z

Link: CVE-2026-0815

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-11T09:15:51.000

Modified: 2026-02-11T09:15:51.000

Link: CVE-2026-0815

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