Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-9451Smartcat Translator for WPML <= 3.1.72 - Authenticated (Author+) SQL Injection via orderby Parameter

Medium 6.5

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A medium-severity SQL injection in Smartcat Translator for WPML from smartcatai. 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 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Smartcat Translator for WPML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.72 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
smartcatai	Smartcat Translator for WPML	0 – through 3.1.72

Weakness: CWE-89 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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