CVE-2023-2169

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TaxoPress plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.6.4

Description The issue is related to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This allows authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations For TaxoPress plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 3.6.4, update to a version later than 3.6.4 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the Related Posts functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.