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  • Aug 18, 2026TaxoPress: Deserialization of Untrusted DataCVE-2026-74012 · affects up to 3.51.0 · reported by PatchstackHigh 8.8

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in TaxoPress allows Object Injection. This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through 3.51.0.

  • Aug 3, 2026Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager: Does not verify that a user is authorized to access a referenced post before processing it and returning derived dataCVE-2026-15231 · fixed in 3.51.0 · reported by WPScanLow 2.7

    The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager WordPress plugin before 3.51.0 does not verify that a user is authorized to access a referenced post before processing it and returning derived data, allowing users with contributor privileges to disclose data from private or draft posts they do not own.

  • Apr 29, 2026TaxoPress: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVE-2026-42646 · affects up to 3.44.0 · reported by PatchstackHigh 7.6

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Steve Burge TaxoPress simple-tags allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through <= 3.44.0.

  • Jan 6, 2026Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI: Unauthorized modification of dataCVE-2025-14371 · affects up to 3.41.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the taxopress_ai_add_post_term function in all versions up to, and including, 3.41.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to add or remove taxonomy terms (tags, categories) on any post, including ones they do not own.

  • Dec 6, 2025Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI: Time-based blind SQL InjectionCVE-2025-13922 · affects up to 3.40.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection via the 'existing_terms_orderby' parameter in the AI preview AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on user-supplied parameters and lack of SQL query parameterization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above who have AI metabox permissions, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database, cause performance degradation, or enable data inference through time-based techniques.

  • Dec 3, 2025Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI: Time-based SQL InjectionCVE-2025-13359 · affects up to 3.40.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.5

    The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the "getTermsForAjax" function in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameters and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database granted they have metabox access for the taxonomy (enabled by default for contributors).

  • Dec 3, 2025Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI: Authorization bypassCVE-2025-13354 · affects up to 3.40.1 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.3

    The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action in the "taxopress_merge_terms_batch" function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to merge or delete arbitrary taxonomy terms.

  • Nov 7, 2025Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI: SQL InjectionCVE-2025-11972 · affects up to 3.40.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 4.9

    The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'post_types' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

  • Aug 14, 2025TaxoPress: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent DataCVE-2025-55710 · affects up to 3.37.2 · reported by PatchstackMedium 4.3

    Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Steve Burge TaxoPress simple-tags allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through <= 3.37.2.

  • Apr 3, 2024WordPress Tag and Category Manager – AI Autotagger: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2024-2830 · affects up to 3.13.0 · reported by WordfenceMedium 6.4

    The WordPress Tag and Category Manager – AI Autotagger plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'st_tag_cloud' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0 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.

  • Apr 19, 2023TaxoPress: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2170 · affects up to 3.6.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.5

    The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

  • Apr 19, 2023TaxoPress: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2169 · affects up to 3.6.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.5

    The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

  • Apr 19, 2023TaxoPress: Stored Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2023-2168 · affects up to 3.6.4 · reported by WordfenceMedium 5.5

    The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Suggest Terms Title field in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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