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Colorful Categories vulnerabilities
Colorful Categories has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 17 Nov 2021.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 2,000+
- Latest version
- 2.0.21
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Most recent
- 17 Nov 2021
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVE-2021-24802 | Medium 6.5 | Before 2.0.15 | Fixed in 2.0.15 | 17 Nov 2021 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2021-24802, 17 Nov 2021
- The Colorful Categories WordPress plugin before 2.0.15 does not enforce nonce checks which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin or editor change taxonomy colors via a CSRF attack CVE record
What to do if you run Colorful Categories
If you run Colorful Categories, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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