Is Categories Images safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (3.3.4). As of 2026-11-04. 2 issues are on record for older versions; version 3.3.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Categories Images on the latest version (3.3.4) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Categories Images are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.3.1 and older, fixed in 3.3.2); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (3.3.1 and older, fixed in 3.3.2). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Categories Images?

3.3.4, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-14). It has 50,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Categories Images is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update categories-images). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · categories-images · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Categories Images safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 3.3.4
Last updated: 2026-10-14
Active installs: 50,000+
Known issues on record: 2
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 6.9.11

The Categories Images is a Wordpress plugin allow you to add image to category, tag or custom taxonomy. — by Zahlan

What to do

Update to the latest version (3.3.4). Anything older than 3.3.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get categories-images --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update categories-images updates it.

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Known vulnerabilities

2 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 5.4 CVE-2026-2505 · published 2026-04-18

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Categories Images (3.3.1 and older)

Affected: 3.3.1 and older
Fixed in: 3.3.2 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Categories Images plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 3.3.1, via the 'z_taxonomy_image' shortcode. This is due to the shortcode rendering path passing attacker-controlled class input into a fallback image builder that concatenates HTML attributes without proper escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users interact with the injected frontend page via the 'class' shortcode attribute.

NVD CVE-2026-2505 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-40734 · published 2026-04-15

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Categories Images (3.3.1 and older)

Affected: 3.3.1 and older
Fixed in: 3.3.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Zahlan Categories Images categories-images allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Categories Images: from n/a through <= 3.3.1.

NVD CVE-2026-40734 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-14 — latest release on wordpress.org (3.3.4).
2026-04-18 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-2505), fixed in 3.3.2.
2026-04-15 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-40734), fixed in 3.3.2.

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Browse vulnerabilities

Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/categories-images (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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