WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in WP Categories Widget

Display the list of categories for any taxonomies type (WooCommerce Product Category, Blog Category, Project Category...etc) in sidebar

1Reported vulnerabilities
6.1Highest CVSS score
2.8.1Latest version
6,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update WP Categories Widget to 2.3 or later. 1 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: February 16, 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.

CVESeverityExploit probability
next 30 days		 Affected versionsFixed inPublished
CVE-2023-31220 Medium 6.1 0.4% 2.2 and earlier 2.3 August 10, 2023

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