WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2024-8514 Analyzed

Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator: Code execution

Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator is affected by code execution. Exploitation requires at least administrator-level access. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.1 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 7.2 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator
Plugin slug
google-website-translator
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 25, 2024
Weakness
CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

This CVE was published Sep 25, 2024 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.11 via deserialization of untrusted input from the 'prisna_import' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. No known POP chain is present in the vulnerable software. If a POP chain is present via an additional plugin or theme installed on the target system, it could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files, retrieve sensitive data, or execute code.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources