The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the "getTermsForAjax" function in all versions up to, and including, 3.40.1. This is due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameters and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database granted they have metabox access for the taxonomy (enabled by default for contributors).
CVE-2025-13359 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.5 SQL Injection issue affecting the Plugin Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms. It affects Versions up to 3.40.1 and is fixed in 3.41.0.
CVE-2025-13359 is tracked for the Plugin Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms as medium severity with CVSS 6.5. The affected range is Versions up to 3.40.1. Update Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms to 3.41.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
simple-tags
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-13359 |
| Patched Versions |
3.41.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 3.40.1
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via ORDER BY Clause
WordPress Tag and Category Manager – AI Autotagger <= 3.13.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
TaxoPress <= 3.6.4 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
TaxoPress <= 3.0.7.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection
WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger <= 3.32.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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