Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-2986
CVE-2026-2986
Description
The Contextual Related Posts plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'other_attributes' parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products
1- Range: <=4.2.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 13, 2026 to April 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 23, 2026