CVE-2025-4169
Posts per Cat [Unmaintained] <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Posts per Cat [Unmaintained plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'ppc' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | urkekg |
| Product | posts per cat |
| Published | May 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
urkekg / Posts per Cat
0 ≤ 1.4.2
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7eb60874-85c1-40a9-b19d-131c2c2d49ba?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3292123%40posts-per-cat&new=3292123%40posts-per-cat&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ