Vulnerability · Published Nov 7, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-120537TranslatePress <= 3.3.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Attribute via trp-ajax.php Dictionary Endpoint
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity cross-site scripting in TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation from cozmoslabs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far.
Official description
The TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'comment (storage); originals / language / original_language (exfiltration from endpoint)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.8 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| cozmoslabs | TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation | 0 – through 3.3.8 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e26d5534-dab1-4562-b770-aae2468505ac?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/trp-ajax.php#L20
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/trp-ajax.php#L257
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/class-translation-render.php#L1061
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/functions.php#L206
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3781398/translatepress-multilingual/trunk/includes/trp-ajax.php