Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 3.0.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup). This vulnerability affects multiple parameters.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0047 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Translate WordPress with GTranslate (Unknown): 3.0.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Translate WordPress with GTranslate | before 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- Translate WordPress with GTranslate VendorUnknown Affected before 3.0.4 Fixed in 3.0.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gtranslate:translate_wordpress_with_gtranslate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Gtranslate |
- cpe:2.3:a:gtranslate:translate_wordpress_with_gtranslate:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Gtranslate
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Translate WordPress with GTranslate (Unknown) Fixed in 3.0.4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4jh-qqmf-7jg2
References
More Gtranslate Translate Wordpress With Gtranslate vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00680 Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 2.9.9 - CSRF to Account Takeover CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-09594 The GTranslate plugin before 2.8.52 for WordPress has Reflected XSS via a crafted link. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-07381 GTranslate < 2.9.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
Sources
- CVE-2023-4502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4jh-qqmf-7jg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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