Vulnerability · Published Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2024-6869Falang multilanguage for WordPress <= 1.3.52 - Missing Authorization to Translation Update and Information Exposure

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in Falang multilanguage for WordPress from sbouey. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.52. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete translations and expose the administrator email address.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
sbouey Falang multilanguage for WordPress 0 – through 1.3.52

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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