# Contextual Related Posts

> Keep visitors on your site longer with intelligent, fast-loading, contextually related posts. Block, shortcode, custom post type and widget ready.

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## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `contextual-related-posts`
- Author: Ajay
- Version: 4.5.4
- Active installs: 50,000+
- Last update: 2026-11-03 (11 days ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.1.4 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 6.9, PHP 7.4
- Tags: contextual related posts, related, related posts, seo, similar posts
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/contextual-related-posts/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 11 days ago.
- OK: Tested with WordPress 7.1.
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Breaking ↔ Smooth, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Inaccessible ↔ Accessible, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Clashes ↔ Plays well.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-11-07 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (up to 4.5.3). CVE-2026-121724, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/46dd24c7-8967-41f0-9c3d-985bc6db6423?source=api-prod
- 2026-09-22 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes' Block Parameter (up to 4.4.1). CVE-2026-85653, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ee59a73-c449-462d-9ff0-b652be56b73b?source=api-prod
- 2026-04-18 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'other_attributes' (up to 4.2.1). CVE-2026-2986, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8f59e069-a953-47b6-8106-55f55df722ed?source=api-prod
- 2026-03-18 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization (before 4.2.2). CVE-2026-32565, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b35a3af-acd4-40e3-9fdd-25e2f046af7b?source=api-prod
- 2025-05-07 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 4.0.2). CVE-2025-47506, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/45f81b33-ced8-4ada-978f-f15c68ef4eef?source=api-prod
- 2023-02-20 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization in crp_ajax_clearcache (up to 3.3.1). WF-37b5fcfd-654b-4151-9494-551799464c7c, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/37b5fcfd-654b-4151-9494-551799464c7c?source=api-prod
- 2023-02-20 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery in crpClearCache (up to 3.3.1). WF-ca8f4f6b-756b-4511-9e48-e41a872a9dad, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca8f4f6b-756b-4511-9e48-e41a872a9dad?source=api-prod
- 2023-01-05 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Block Attribute (up to 3.3.0). CVE-2023-0252, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9af843e-dcbb-4b09-b131-4e470c006d38?source=api-prod
- 2020-11-19 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery (up to 2.9.3). WF-d93006ac-037f-4291-b945-afa38358a037, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d93006ac-037f-4291-b945-afa38358a037?source=api-prod
- 2014-08-01 HIGH: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting (up to 1.8.6). CVE-2013-2710, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81a7afc0-05be-4966-b762-081ef553d4e8?source=api-prod
- 2014-03-06 CRITICAL: SQL Injection (before 1.8.10.2). CVE-2014-3937, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ead6a38-b495-47d2-8d40-1f17e64fd1ff?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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