XSS in Cozmoslabs Translatepress
CVE-2021-24610
The TranslatePress WordPress plugin before 2.0.9 does not implement a proper sanitisation on the translated strings. The 'trp_sanitize_string' function only removes script tag with a regex, still allowing other HTML tags and attributes to execute javascript, which could lead to authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.054 (91.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Cozmoslabs Translatepress
- Unknown Translate Multilingual Sites – Translatepress — versions 2.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24610?
- CVE-2021-24610 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Translatepress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2021-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24610?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24610 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.