PT-2022-13421 · WordPress · Loco Translate

Taurus Omar · Published 2022-04-18 · Updated 2025-12-24 · CVE-2022-0765

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Loco Translate WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.6.1

Description The issue allows any user with access to the plugin, such as Translator and Administrator, to add arbitrary javascript payloads to the source strings, leading to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This occurs because the plugin does not properly remove inline events from elements in the source translation strings before outputting them in the editor in the plugin admin panel.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.1, update to version 2.6.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin admin panel to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-0765

Affected Products

Loco Translate

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58838f51-323d-41e0-8c85-8e113dc2c587 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0765 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0765 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/2003737444660007249 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/41061 · Telegram Post