CVE-2023-0252: Contextual Related Posts < 3.3.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Contextual Related Posts WordPress plugin before 3.3.1 does not validate and escape some of its block options before outputting them back in a page/post where the block is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

ajay Contextual Related Posts: before 3.3.1 — fixed in 3.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ajay Contextual Related Posts 3.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5754a4fd-1adf-47aa-976f-3b28750058c2
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5754a4fd-1adf-47aa-976f-3b28750058c2

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