WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order

Drag-and-drop ordering for Categories & any taxonomy (hierarchically) using a Drag and Drop Sortable JavaScript capability.

2Reported vulnerabilities
8.5Highest CVSS score
2.0Latest version
500,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order to 1.5.3 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 17, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / 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.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
WF-fe7e6a53-36c3-41fc-bae8-a9e1de2494ad High 8.5 — Before 1.5.3 1.5.3 February 22, 2018
WF-c5e66244-2b86-491b-9eca-19e42e7f2da8 Medium 6.1 — Before 1.4.6.0 1.4.6.1 August 18, 2015

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