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CVE-2022-0770: Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 2.9.9 - CSRF to Account Takeover

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 2.9.9 does not have CSRF check in some files, and write debug data such as user's cookies in a publicly accessible file if a specific parameter is used when requesting them. Combining those two issues, an attacker could gain access to a logged in admin cookies by making them open a malicious link or page

Affected products

• Translate WordPress with GTranslate: before 2.9.9 — fixed in 2.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Translate WordPress with GTranslate 2.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49abe79c-ab1c-4dbf-824c-8daaac7e079d
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49abe79c-ab1c-4dbf-824c-8daaac7e079d

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