What is CVE-2021-4452?

CVE-2021-4452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edo888 Translate Wordpress – Google Language Translator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-4452?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-4452 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Edo888 Translate Wordpress – Google Language Translator

CVE-2021-4452

The Google Language Translator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in versions up to, and including, 6.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Specifically affects users with older browsers that lack proper URL encoding support.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-4452?: CVE-2021-4452 is a high-severity vulnerability in Edo888 Translate Wordpress – Google Language Translator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-4452?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-4452 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.