Translate WordPress with GTranslate: Cross-site scripting
Translate WordPress with GTranslate is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Translate WordPress with GTranslate
- Plugin slug
translate-wordpress-with-gtranslate- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 07, 2022
This CVE was published Feb 07, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Translate WordPress with GTranslate 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 Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 2.9.7 does not sanitise and escape the body parameter in the url_addon/gtranslate-email.php file before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. Note: exploitation of the issue requires knowledge of the NONCE_SALT and NONCE_KEY
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N