CVE-2025-46515: WordPress Category Widget plugin <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget category-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Category Widget: from n/a through <= 2.0.2.

Affected products

M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget: through 2.0.2

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/category-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-category-widget-plugin-2-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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