CVE-2022-2461

5.3 MEDIUM
Published: September 06, 2022 Modified: April 08, 2026
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Description

The Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes by unauthenticated users in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9.6. This is due to insufficient permissions checking on the 'tp_translation' AJAX action and default settings which makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to influence the data shown on the site.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167870/wptransposh107-auth.txt
Source: security@wordfence.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/transposh-translation-filter-for-wordpress/trunk/transposh.php?rev=2682425#L1989
Source: security@wordfence.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=38891
Source: security@wordfence.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2022/07/WordPress-Transposh-Exploiting-a-Blind-SQL-Injection-via-XSS/
Source: security@wordfence.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/223373fc-9d78-47f0-b283-109f8e00b802?source=cve
Source: security@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2461
Source: security@wordfence.com
Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167870/wptransposh107-auth.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/transposh-translation-filter-for-wordpress/trunk/transposh.php?rev=2682425#L1989
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=38891
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2022/07/WordPress-Transposh-Exploiting-a-Blind-SQL-Injection-via-XSS/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/223373fc-9d78-47f0-b283-109f8e00b802?source=cve
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2461
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.3 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862 CWE-862 CWE-862

Affected Vendors

transposh

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