What is CVE-2026-105262?

CVE-2026-105262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Falang Multilanguage For WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-105262?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

XSS in Falang Multilanguage For WordPress

CVE-2026-105262

The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin before 1.4.6 does not perform a capability check when saving term translations, and exposes a valid nonce to any logged-in user through an unprotected handler, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to store content that is later output without proper escaping, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting that executes in the context of higher-privileged users such as administrators.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2026-10-21 · last modified 2026-10-21.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Falang Multilanguage For WordPress

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/a7576e78-1fec-42fb-9c50-89b80e44fbc2/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-105262?: CVE-2026-105262 is a high-severity vulnerability in Falang Multilanguage For WordPress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2026-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-105262?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.