Known vulnerabilities in Category Posts Block

Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.

2Reported vulnerabilities

4.8Highest CVSS score

5.1.1Latest version

40,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Category Posts Block to 4.9.20 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: September 21, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.2 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2025-1453	Medium 4.8	0.3%	Before 4.9.20	`4.9.20`	April 24, 2025
CVE-2024-9638	Medium 4.8	0.4%	Before 4.9.18	`4.9.18`	January 7, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.