CVE-2025-15695: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Translate WordPress with GTranslate
The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 3.0.10 does not validate one of its settings before the bundled front-end scripts build markup from it, allowing users with a role as high as administrator to store JavaScript that runs in the session of any visitor to the site.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Translate WordPress with GTranslate plugin versions prior to 3.0.10 do not validate one of their settings before using it in front-end script markup generation. This improper validation enables administrators to store JavaScript code that executes in the browser session of any site visitor, constituting a stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrator access can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of site visitors. This could lead to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side attacks against visitors. The vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit, limiting the attack vector to trusted users with high-level access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Translate WordPress with GTranslate plugin to version 3.0.10 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided; patching is the recommended action.
CVE-2025-15695: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Translate WordPress with GTranslate
Description
The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 3.0.10 does not validate one of its settings before the bundled front-end scripts build markup from it, allowing users with a role as high as administrator to store JavaScript that runs in the session of any visitor to the site.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.5low
Affected software
Translate WordPress with GTranslate
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Translate WordPress with GTranslate plugin versions prior to 3.0.10 do not validate one of their settings before using it in front-end script markup generation. This improper validation enables administrators to store JavaScript code that executes in the browser session of any site visitor, constituting a stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker with administrator access can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browsers of site visitors. This could lead to session hijacking, defacement, or other client-side attacks against visitors. The vulnerability requires administrator privileges to exploit, limiting the attack vector to trusted users with high-level access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the Translate WordPress with GTranslate plugin to version 3.0.10 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation guidance is provided; patching is the recommended action.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T08:29:32.811Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aa3a07a91cc7f3848c78c3d
Added to database: 09/11/2026, 06:32:26 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 07:02:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/11/2026, 22:23:26 UTC
Views: 16
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