CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-40734
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Zahlan Categories Images categories-images allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Categories Images: from n/a through <= 3.3.1.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"collectionURL":"https://wordpress.org/plugins","defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageName":"categories-images","product":"Categories Images","vendor":"Zahlan","versions":[{"changes":[{"at":"3.3.2","status":"unaffected"}],"lessThanOrEqual":"3.3.1","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:55a6aca44ab70b16eb5f45e81f41d2a8830d135911fa8f77f344f5cad74b0557 · sha256:922779d7b6a23d26… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
2 source assertions{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:55a6aca44ab70b16eb5f45e81f41d2a8830d135911fa8f77f344f5cad74b0557 · sha256:922779d7b6a23d26… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:55a6aca44ab70b16eb5f45e81f41d2a8830d135911fa8f77f344f5cad74b0557 · sha256:922779d7b6a23d26… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-79","description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:55a6aca44ab70b16eb5f45e81f41d2a8830d135911fa8f77f344f5cad74b0557 · sha256:922779d7b6a23d26… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["vdb-entry"],"url":"https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/categories-images/vulnerability/wordpress-categories-images-plugin-3-3-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:55a6aca44ab70b16eb5f45e81f41d2a8830d135911fa8f77f344f5cad74b0557 · sha256:922779d7b6a23d26… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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