CVE-2024-35644: WordPress Preferred Languages plugin <= 2.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pascal Birchler Preferred Languages allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Preferred Languages: from n/a through 2.2.2.

Affected products

Pascal Birchler Preferred Languages: through 2.2.2

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/preferred-languages/vulnerability/wordpress-preferred-languages-plugin-2-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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