What is CVE-2016-10870?

CVE-2016-10870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gtranslate Google Language Translator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-10870?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10870 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Gtranslate Google Language Translator

CVE-2016-10870

The google-language-translator plugin before 5.0.06 for WordPress has XSS.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2019-08-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (59.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Gtranslate Google Language Translator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wordpress.org/plugins/google-language-translator/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10870?: CVE-2016-10870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gtranslate Google Language Translator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-10870?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10870 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.