CVE-2023-4502: Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-09-25 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). This vulnerability affects multiple parameters.

Affected products

Translate WordPress with GTranslate: before 3.0.4 — fixed in 3.0.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Translate WordPress with GTranslate 3.0.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e4804850-2ac2-4cec-bc27-07ed191d96da
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e4804850-2ac2-4cec-bc27-07ed191d96da

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