Contextual Related Posts · Security record

Is Contextual Related Posts safe?

No known vulnerability affects the current version (4.5.4). 14 issues were found in earlier versions and fixed, the latest disclosed on Apr 17, 2026.

Checked 3 days ago against the WPVulnerability database, for version 4.5.4.

How it’s looked after

Last release: Nov 3, 2026 (5 days ago)
Releases in the last year: 16
Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4
Support resolved: 1 of 1 threads in two months
Active installs: 50K+

14 known vulnerabilities

5 medium
9 not rated

None affects the current version.

Disclosed each year

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Every known vulnerability in Contextual Related Posts

Newest first, with any that affect the current version at the top.

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Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes' Block Parameter
Fixed in 4.4.2 · CVE-2026-85653 · Apr 17, 2026 · Wordfence
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Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes'
Fixed in 4.2.2 · CVE-2026-2986 · Apr 17, 2026 · Wordfence
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Missing Authorization
Fixed in 4.2.2 · CVE-2026-32565 · Mar 18, 2026 · Wordfence
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Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 4.0.3 · CVE-2025-47506 · May 7, 2025 · Wordfence
WordPress Contextual Related Posts Plugin <= 3.3.1 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control
Fixed in 3.3.2 · Feb 21, 2023 · Patchstack
Cross-Site Request Forgery in crpClearCache
Fixed in 3.3.2 · Feb 20, 2023 · Wordfence
Missing Authorization in crp_ajax_clearcache
Fixed in 3.3.2 · Feb 20, 2023 · Wordfence
WordPress Contextual Related Posts Plugin <= 3.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Fixed in 3.3.1 · Jan 6, 2023 · Patchstack
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Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Attribute
Fixed in 3.3.1 · CVE-2023-0252 · Jan 5, 2023 · Wordfence
Cross-Site Request Forgery
Fixed in 2.9.4 · Nov 19, 2020 · Wordfence
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Nonce Validation Bypass vulnerability
Fixed in 2.9.4 · Nov 19, 2020 · Patchstack
SQL Injection
Fixed in 1.8.10.2 · CVE-2014-3937 · Mar 6, 2014 · Wordfence
Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
Fixed in 1.8.7 · CVE-2013-2710 · Mar 26, 2013 · Wordfence
CSRF Nonce Validation Bypass
Fixed in 2.9.4 · WPScan

Questions about Contextual Related Posts’s security

Is Contextual Related Posts safe to use?

No known vulnerability affects its current version. Earlier versions had issues that are now fixed, so keep Contextual Related Posts updated: most attacks target sites that haven’t updated.

Does Contextual Related Posts have known security vulnerabilities?

None that affect the current version. WPVulnerability’s database lists 14 older issues, fixed in earlier versions, so keep Contextual Related Posts up to date.

Is Contextual Related Posts still maintained?

Yes. Its last release was 5 days ago. Its authors resolved 1 of the 1 support threads opened in the last two months.

Is Contextual Related Posts compatible with the latest WordPress?

Yes. It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current version.

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Vulnerability data from WPVulnerability (CC0), which gathers records from CVE, Wordfence, Patchstack and WPScan. A clean record isn’t a guarantee: keep every plugin updated.