Categories Images

Categories Images has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2026; all 2 are fixed as of August 2026. Their average CVSS score is 5.9, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10. 2026 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 2 of the records (100%).

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for Categories Images has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Categories Images is installed on roughly 50,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
5.9/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

2

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.4CVE-2026-40734

Categories Images <= 3.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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Vulnerability Records

2 records
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Categories Images

Zahlan

Author

Zahlan

4.5(86)
90/100
Last Updated
2026-04-16 (4mo ago)
Active Installs
50,000+
Downloads
950,555
Requires WP
4.0+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 6.9.7
Created
2012-06-12 (14y ago)

The Categories Images is a WordPress plugin allow you to add image to category, tag or custom taxonomy. Use <?php if (function_exists('z_taxonomy_image_url')) echo z_taxonomy_image_url(); ?> to get the url and put it in any img tag. Or simply use <?php if (function_exists('z_taxonomy_image')) z_taxonomy_image(); ?> in (category or taxonomy) template. REST API Support Access term images via the WP REST API. The field z_taxonomy_image_url is automatically added to term objects. Enhanced Shortcodes [z_taxonomy_image term_id="123" size="medium" link="yes"] – Display a specific term image with a link. [z_taxonomy_list taxonomy="category" style="grid" columns="4" show_name="yes"] – Display a beautiful grid of terms with their images. Elementor Integration Use term images dynamically in Elementor via the native Dynamic Tags system. Settings Categories Images settings menu is now under Settings > Categories Images to avoid cluttering the main WordPress menu, the settings now is more organized with a dedicated documentation page that includes usage examples and shortcodes. From the settings menu, you can exclude any taxonomies from the plugin to avoid conflicts with other plugins like WooCommerce! Documentation Documentation is now available inside the plugin settings menu. for more information please visit the Categories Images.

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