CVE-2026-15731: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in magazine3 WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin
The WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.4.31. Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via post content. These scripts execute when other users view the affected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15731 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin for WordPress. The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of post content, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.4.31.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who view the compromised pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. Availability is not impacted. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only and consider additional content filtering or monitoring to detect malicious script injections.
CVE-2026-15731: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in magazine3 WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin
Description
The WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.4.31. Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts via post content. These scripts execute when other users view the affected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.4medium
Affected software
magazine3
WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15731 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin for WordPress. The issue arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of post content, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above to inject arbitrary web scripts. These scripts execute in the context of users viewing the injected pages, potentially compromising confidentiality and integrity. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.4.31.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of users who view the compromised pages. This can lead to partial confidentiality and integrity loss, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. Availability is not impacted. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only and consider additional content filtering or monitoring to detect malicious script injections.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T13:36:56.403Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab4f1e9f7a7c54106282b9e
Added to database: 09/24/2026, 09:48:25 UTC
Last enriched: 09/24/2026, 10:02:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 10:42:37 UTC
Views: 5
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