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Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection

CVE-2025-11972 · simple-tags

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Vulnerability: Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.0 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection
Affected software: simple-tags(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 3.40.0
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: SQL injection
CVE: CVE-2025-11972
Published: 7 November 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to read or modify database contents beyond intended access.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 7e36f3a0-2215-4c1c-99c4-9405ad7b913b). Methodology and redistribution notes

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