01 Record
CVE-2026-85653
Contextual Related Posts <= 4.4.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes' Block Parameter
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score6.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
Contextual Related Posts <= 4.4.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes' Block Parameter
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-22.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-22 05:30Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-22 15:38Z1 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-04
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ac8f5bf0ef2185c5a3e143f50198f25ee791806d386e165f4ee47524fe3e0f9c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ee59a73-c449-462d-9ff0-b652be56b73b?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.4.0/includes/frontend/class-media-handler.php#L972
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.4.0/includes/frontend/blocks/class-blocks.php#L95
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.4.0/includes/frontend/class-media-handler.php#L133
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.4.0/includes/frontend/class-media-handler.php#L854
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.2.4/includes/frontend/class-media-handler.php#L972
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.2.4/includes/frontend/blocks/class-blocks.php#L95
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.2.4/includes/frontend/class-media-handler.php#L133
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/contextual-related-posts/tags/4.2.4/includes/frontend/class-media-handler.php#L854
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3703115%40contextual-related-posts&new=3703115%40contextual-related-posts