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Is PublishPress Taxonomies safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 4.0.1
- Last updated
- 2026-11-03
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- Known issues on record
- 10
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 8.2+
Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with PublishPress Taxonomies. Add a Tag or Category to Pages, manage your WooCommerce Categories and Tag … — by PublishPress
What to do
- Update to the latest version (4.0.1). Anything older than 3.52.0 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 simple-tags --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update simple-tags updates it.
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Known vulnerabilities
10 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.
high 8.8 CVE-2026-74012 · published 2026-08-18
PHP object injection in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.51.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.51.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.52.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in TaxoPress allows Object Injection. This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through 3.51.0.
high 7.6 CVE-2026-42646 · published 2026-04-29
SQL injection in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.44.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.44.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.45.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Steve Burge TaxoPress simple-tags allows Blind SQL Injection.This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through <= 3.44.0.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-14371 · published 2026-01-06
Missing authorization check in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.41.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.41.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.42.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the taxopress_ai_add_post_term function in all versions up to, and including, 3.41.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to add or remove taxonomy terms (tags, categories) on any post, including ones they do not own.
NVD CVE-2025-14371Wordfence advisoryresearch.cleantalk.orgPlugin source
medium 6.5 CVE-2025-13922 · published 2025-12-06
SQL injection in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.40.1 and older)
- Affected
- 3.40.1 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.41.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based blind SQL Injection via the 'existing_terms_orderby' parameter in the AI preview AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on user-supplied parameters and lack of SQL query parameterization. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above who have AI metabox permissions, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database, cause performance degradation, or enable data inference through time-based techniques.
NVD CVE-2025-13922Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)research.cleantalk.orgPlugin source
medium 4.9 CVE-2025-11972 · published 2025-11-08
SQL injection in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.40.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.40.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.40.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'post_types' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.0 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
NVD CVE-2025-11972Wordfence advisorywordpress.orggithub.comgithub.comgithub.com
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-55710 · published 2025-08-14
Information disclosure in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.37.2 and older)
- Affected
- 3.37.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.37.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Steve Burge TaxoPress simple-tags allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects TaxoPress: from n/a through <= 3.37.2.
medium 6.4 CVE-2024-2830 · published 2024-04-04
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.12.0 and older)
- Affected
- 3.12.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.13.0 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WordPress Tag and Category Manager – AI Autotagger plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'st_tag_cloud' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 3.13.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2024-2830Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-2168 · published 2023-04-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.6.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.6.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.6.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Suggest Terms Title field in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2023-2168Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-2169 · published 2023-04-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.6.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.6.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.6.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2023-2169Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.8 CVE-2023-2170 · published 2023-04-19
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in PublishPress Taxonomies (3.6.4 and older)
- Affected
- 3.6.4 and older
- Fixed in
- 3.6.5 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The TaxoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Related Posts functionality in versions up to, and including, 3.6.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Editor+ permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
NVD CVE-2023-2170Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
Recent activity
- 2026-11-03 — latest release on wordpress.org (4.0.1).
- 2026-08-18 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2026-74012), fixed in 3.52.0.
- 2026-04-29 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-42646), fixed in 3.45.0.
- 2026-01-06 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2025-14371), fixed in 3.42.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by PublishPress (7 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (4) · SQL injection (3) · PHP object injection (1) · Missing authorization (1) · Sensitive data exposure (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/simple-tags (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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