Translate WordPress with GTranslate: A security weakness
Translate WordPress with GTranslate is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is < 3.0.10.
- Component
- Translate WordPress with GTranslate
- Plugin slug
translate-wordpress-with-gtranslate- Affected
- < 3.0.10
- Safe version
3.0.10- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
This CVE was published Sep 11, 2026 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Translate WordPress with GTranslate to 3.0.10 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
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 3.0.10 does not validate one of its settings before the bundled front-end scripts build markup from it, allowing users with a role as high as administrator to store JavaScript that runs in the session of any visitor to the site.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N