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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| oferwald | Transposh WordPress Translation | ≤ 1.0.9.6 | — |
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.8 - Unauthenticated Settings Change http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2461.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/223373fc-9d78-47f0-b283-109f8e00b802?source=cve
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2461
- https://www.rcesecurity.com/2022/07/WordPress-Transposh-Exploiting-a-Blind-SQL-Injection-via-XSS/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/transposh-translation-filter-for-wordpress/trunk/transposh.php?rev=2682425#L1989
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167870/wptransposh107-auth.txt
- https://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=38891