CVE-2022-0765

The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.6.1 does not properly remove inline events from elements in the source translation strings before outputting them in the editor in the plugin admin panel, allowing any user with access to the plugin (Translator and Administrator by default) to add arbitrary javascript payloads to the source strings leading to a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

CVSS v3.1

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0

3.5 LOWAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 90th percentile

Nuclei

medium · CWE-79

Published

2022-04-18

Updated

2024-08-02

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/58838f51-323d-41e0-8c85-8e113dc2c587

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0765.yaml

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-0764
• CVE-2022-0766
• CVE-2022-0763
• CVE-2022-0767
• CVE-2022-0762
• CVE-2022-0768