Cross-site scripting in ivijanstefan Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content via Predictable {rstr_keep} Placeholder in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The payload survives WordPress comment save-time sanitization because the tags and attributes used (such as a[title] and code) are permitted by the core comment kses allow-list, and the literal characters comprising the plugin's shortcode markers and placeholder tokens are not stripped.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ivijanstefan | Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion | up to 2.5.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion Vendorivijanstefan Affected up to 2.5.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96575
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgwh-2jr2-p5w5
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f31bf520-2006-496b-b487-62faea679cf6?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/serbian-transliteration/tags/2.5.8/classes/controller.php#L679
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/serbian-transliteration/tags/2.5.8/classes/controller.php#L659
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/serbian-transliteration/tags/2.5.8/classes/controller.php#L689
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3714692%40serbian-transliteration&new=3714692%40serbian-transliteration
Sources
- CVE-2026-96575 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96575 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgwh-2jr2-p5w5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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