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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2026-40734 json

WordPress Categories Images plugin <= 3.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2026-04-15 6 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-22889

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Zahlan Categories Images categories-images allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Categories Images: from n/a through <= 3.3.1.

Patch / fix

  • Zahlan Categories Images 3.3.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
6 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

  • Zahlan Categories Images

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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