CVE-2024-6869: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in sbouey Falang multilanguage for WordPress
The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.52. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete translations and expose the administrator email address.
CVE-2024-6869: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in sbouey Falang multilanguage for WordPress
Description
The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.52. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete translations and expose the administrator email address.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-07-17T22:24:08.308Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6c0eb7ef31ef0b55f6d4
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:39:26 PM
Last updated: 2/25/2026, 9:41:21 PM
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