CVE-2026-88784

Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.

Description

The Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 WordPress plugin before 6.4.3 does not escape the URLs it re-inserts into a page when rewriting links for a translated language, and reverses the encoding that was applied to them beforehand, allowing unauthenticated users to store a payload which executes in the browser of anyone viewing the page in a translated language.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.5 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Deferred

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-10-21 06:16:50.617000

Last modified

2026-10-21 18:37:38.700000

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  "id": "CVE-2026-88784",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-21T06:16:50.617",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-21T18:37:38.700",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "The Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0  WordPress plugin before 6.4.3 does not escape the URLs it re-inserts into a page when rewriting links for a translated language, and reverses the encoding that was applied to them beforehand, allowing unauthenticated users to store a payload which executes in the browser of anyone viewing the page in a translated language."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "product": "Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "6.4.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
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  "references": [
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      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}