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CVE-2026-9833: Tag Groups < 2.2.0 - Reflected XSS via 'tag_groups_task' Parameter
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: 2026-07-20 · updated 2026-07-20
- Weakness: CWE-79
Description
The Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 does not properly escape one of its AJAX parameters before reflecting it in the response body served with an HTML content type, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of a logged-in user with `edit_pages` capability (Editor or higher) who is tricked into following a crafted link.
Affected products
- Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms: before 2.2.0 — fixed in 2.2.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms 2.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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