# List category posts

> Very customizable plugin to list posts by category (or tag, author and more) in a post, page or widget. Uses the [catlist] shortcode to select posts.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:30 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `list-category-posts`
- Author: Fernando Briano
- Version: 0.96.0
- Active installs: 70,000+
- Last update: 2026-07-07 (4 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.0.8 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 3.3, PHP 5.6
- Tags: categories, cms, list, posts
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/list-category-posts/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 4 months ago.
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 7.0.8).
- 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, Behind ↔ Current, Heavy ↔ Light, Pushy ↔ Fair, Closed ↔ Agent-ready, Leaves a mess ↔ Clean exit, Focused ↔ All-in-one (personality).

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2026-07-16 MEDIUM: Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via 'post_status' Shortcode Attribute (up to 0.95.0). CVE-2026-12434, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3477baf1-71ef-44f3-938f-3e7d710e9df6?source=api-prod
- 2026-04-09 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'catlist' Shortcode (up to 0.94.0). CVE-2026-3005, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1a93ff8a-364f-4ec4-9c32-208c7a3e1fc1?source=api-prod
- 2026-02-26 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 0.93.1). CVE-2026-32419, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5ebda2ba-c24f-4f40-8f67-341dacaf907a?source=api-prod
- 2025-12-10 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Plugin's Shortcode (up to 0.91.0). CVE-2025-10163, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/21708205-dd43-4b22-9151-bc6f882422cb?source=api-prod
- 2025-10-31 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure (up to 0.92.0). CVE-2025-11377, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/52666087-3ecc-4901-8902-042179ae97fc?source=api-prod
- 2025-05-07 HIGH: Authenticated (Contributor+) Local File Inclusion (up to 0.91.0). CVE-2025-47636, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb1f3774-7d5a-44f3-9488-9eb76013e37d?source=api-prod
- 2024-12-27 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 0.90.2). CVE-2024-9020, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d0b73619-819a-49c3-a29c-549c6da2c523?source=api-prod
- 2024-03-29 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 0.89.6). CVE-2024-1051, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a58cba26-a57e-4170-95bb-54ea7cfdb10c?source=api-prod
- 2024-01-09 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode (up to 0.89.3). CVE-2023-6994, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/611871cc-737f-44e3-baf5-dbaa8bd8eb81?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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