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CVE-2022-3506: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.

Affected products

• Related Posts for WordPress: before 2.1.3 — fixed in 2.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Related Posts for WordPress 2.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp/commit/37733398dd88863fc0bdb3d6d378598429fd0b81
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/08251542-88f6-4264-9074-a89984034828
• https://github.com/barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp/commit/37733398dd88863fc0bdb3d6d378598429fd0b81
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/08251542-88f6-4264-9074-a89984034828

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