XSS in Transposh WordPress Translation
CVE-2021-24910
The Transposh WordPress Translation WordPress plugin before 1.0.8 does not sanitise and escape the a parameter via an AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users when the curl library is installed) before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Transposh Transposh_wordpress_translation
- Unknown Transposh Wordpress Translation — versions 1.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-24910?
- CVE-2021-24910 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Transposh WordPress Translation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-24910?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-24910 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.