WP Vulnerability WatchVulnerability data as of September 7, 2026

Known vulnerabilities in Media Library Categories

Adds the ability to use categories in the media library.

2Reported vulnerabilities
5.5Highest CVSS score
2.0.2Latest version
20,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Media Library Categories to 2.0.1 or later. 2 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 4, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.0.4 / 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-2022-47596 Medium 5.5 0.4% 1.9.9 and earlier 2.0.0 January 20, 2023
CVE-2023-36382 Medium 4.4 0.4% 2.0.0 and earlier 2.0.1 July 20, 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.