TI-2018-12842 Aliases CVE-2018-18069 GHSA-8r4w-5mm3-8jh9

process_forms in the WPML (aka sitepress-multilingual-cms) plugin through 3.6.3 for…

MEDIUM 42CWE-79Published 2018-10-08 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

process_forms in the WPML (aka sitepress-multilingual-cms) plugin through 3.6.3 for WordPress has XSS via any locale_file_name_ parameter (such as locale_file_name_en) in an authenticated theme-localization.php request to wp-admin/admin.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13207 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:wpml:wpml::::::wordpress::*	1.3.3 – 3.6.3	Vulnerable	WPML

cpe:2.3:a:wpml:wpml:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 1.3.3 – 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·WPML

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18069
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r4w-5mm3-8jh9

References

Exploit 1

https://0x62626262.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/sitepress-multilingual-cms-plugin-unauthenticated-stored-xss/

TI-2024-05928 Code injection in WPML CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2015-02465 The "menu sync" function in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2015-02040 SQL injection vulnerability in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-02466 The WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress does not properly handle multiple actions in a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2022-22162 WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2015-02041 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WPML plugin before 3.1.9 for WordPress… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

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Sources

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