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Infility Global lets visitors overwrite Google Translate API key

Priority LOW 17CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

The Infility Global WordPress plugin before 2.16.25 is missing an authorization check (CWE-862) on an AJAX action open to unauthenticated users. Any visitor can overwrite a machine-translation configuration value that belongs to a companion Infility Global plugin before 2.16.25. A remote visitor needs no account and no user interaction, and the impact on integrity is low. An exploit link is included in the references.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

The Infility Global WordPress plugin before 2.16.25 does not perform any authorisation or nonce check on an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, allowing any visitor to overwrite a machine-translation configuration value belonging to a companion Infility Global WordPress plugin before 2.16.25.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00244 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Infility Global (Unknown): 2.16.25

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownInfility Globalbefore 2.16.252.16.25Patch availableCNA
  • Infility Global VendorUnknown Affected before 2.16.25 Fixed in 2.16.25 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Infility Global to version 2.16.25.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Infility Global (Unknown) Fixed in 2.16.25

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-22 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-109931
  2. 2026-10-22 Alias added: GHSA-cv43-3m98-pxjc
  3. 2026-10-22 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-22 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-10-22 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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