What the vulnerability does
01Description
The TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Approved Comment Body Rendered in Translation Editor Strings Dropdown in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
TranslatePress versions up to 3.2.6 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users with low privileges to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a changed scope, meaning the attack can affect other users or components beyond the plugin itself. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 3.2.6 to remediate this issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers or affect site functionality.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Authenticated attackers can inject scripts affecting other users' sessions or site behavior; update required.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege authenticated account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
August 25, 2026
CVE published
