CVE-2025-58239: WordPress WP Category Dropdown Plugin <= 1.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 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: 2025-09-22 · updated 2026-10-11
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chandrika Sista WP Category Dropdown wp-category-dropdown allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Category Dropdown: from n/a through <= 1.9.

Affected products

Chandrika Sista WP Category Dropdown: through 1.9

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-category-dropdown/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-category-dropdown-plugin-1-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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