PT-2026-33042 · WordPress · Zahlan Categories Images

Published 2026-04-15 · Updated 2026-04-16 · CVE-2026-40734

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Zahlan Categories Images versions n/a through 3.3.1

Description Improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the categories-images component allows DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), a flaw where the application contains client-side JavaScript that processes data from an untrusted source in an unsafe way, typically updating the Document Object Model (DOM).

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40734

Affected Products

Zahlan Categories Images

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40734 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2044495088672215497 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2044738000479715384 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/categories-images/vulnerability/wordpress-categories-images-plugin-3-3-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note