Smartcat Translator for WPML: SQL injection
Smartcat Translator for WPML is affected by SQL injection. Exploitation requires at least author-level access. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Smartcat Translator for WPML
- Plugin slug
smartcat-wpml- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Sep 11, 2025
This CVE was published Sep 11, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Smartcat Translator for WPML 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 Smartcat Translator for WPML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.72 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N