# CVE-2023-47516: WordPress Category Post List Widget Plugin \<= 2.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-11-13 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- category-post-list-widget: through 2.0

## Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Stark Digital Category Post List Widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Category Post List Widget: from n/a through 2.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on category-post-list-widget, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/category-post-list-widget/wordpress-category-post-list-widget-plugin-2-0-csrf-to-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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