Known vulnerabilities in Collapsing Categories

Adds a widget which uses Javascript to dynamically expand or collapse the set of posts for each category.

2Reported vulnerabilities

7.5Highest CVSS score

3.0.12Latest version

4,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Collapsing Categories to 3.0.12 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: February 12, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 6.9.7 / 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-2024-12025	High 7.5	2.6%	3.0.8 and earlier	`3.0.9`	December 17, 2024
CVE-2026-32366	Medium 6.5	0.2%	3.0.9 and earlier	`3.0.12`	February 16, 2026

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