CVE-2026-2986 | ajay Contextual Related Posts Plugin up to 4.2.1 on WordPress other_attributes cross site scripting (EUVD-2026-23674)

VDB-358195 · CVE-2026-2986 · EUVD-2026-23674 AJAY CONTEXTUAL RELATED POSTS PLUGIN UP TO 4.2.1 ON WORDPRESS OTHER_ATTRIBUTES CROSS SITE SCRIPTING HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 4.9 $0-$5k 5.99+ Summaryinfo A vulnerability was found in ajay Contextual Related Posts Plugin up to 4.2.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument other_attributes causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-2986. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Detailsinfo A vulnerability has been found in ajay Contextual Related Posts Plugin up to 4.2.1 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument other_attributes with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is: 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. The weakness was published by Athiwat Tiprasaharn and Itthidej Aramsri. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-2986 since 02/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK. There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-23674). Productinfo Type WordPress Plugin Vendor ajay Name Contextual Related Posts Plugin Version 4.2.0 4.2.1 CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9 VulDB Base Score: 3.5 VulDB Temp Score: 3.4 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 6.4 CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Cross site scripting CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: No Local: No Remote: Yes Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: no mitigation known Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Timelineinfo 02/22/2026 CVE reserved 04/18/2026 +54 days Advisory disclosed 04/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Advisory: wordfence.com Researcher: Athiwat Tiprasaharn, Itthidej Aramsri Status: Not defined CVE: CVE-2026-2986 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2986 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358195 EUVD: 🔒 Entryinfo Created: 04/18/2026 15:00 Updated: 04/18/2026 15:09 Changes: 04/18/2026 15:00 (65), 04/18/2026 15:09 (1) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:657:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸