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Restrict Categories

Plugin description

Restrict Categories restricts access to selected WordPress categories and their content.

Restrict Categories (restrict-categories) is a WordPress plugin with 1 published CVE record in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Nov 14, 2023; the highest published CVSS base score is 7.1.

Plugin slug: restrict-categories

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2023-47518: Restrict Categories: Cross-site scripting

Restrict Categories is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.

PublishedNov 14, 2023

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Published vulnerabilities for restrict-categories
		Safe version
Nov 14, 2023	CVE-2023-47518 Restrict Categories: Cross-site scripting Restrict Categories is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE7.1

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