Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.9.6 — Authorization Bypass
CVE-2022-2536Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.0.9.6No patch available
What to do until a fix ships- Severity
- Medium5.3
- CVSS
- 5.3CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Transposh WordPress Translation transposh-translation-filter-for-wordpress
- Affected≤ 1.0.9.6
- PatchedNo fix yet
No patched version available.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.0.9.6. No fixed version has been released.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Transposh WordPress Translation.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Transposh WordPress Translation to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Julien Ahrens.
The Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes by unauthenticated users in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9.6. This is due to insufficient validation of settings on the 'tp_translation' AJAX action which makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass any restrictions and influence the data shown on the site. Please note this is a separate issue from CVE-2022-2461. Notes from the researcher: When installed Transposh comes with a set of pre-configured options, one of these is the "Who can translate" setting under the "Settings" tab. However, this option is largely ignored, if Transposh has enabled its "autotranslate" feature (it's enabled by default) and the HTTP POST parameter "sr0" is larger than 0. This is caused by a faulty validation in "wp/transposh_db.php."
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Transposh WordPress Translation
All 9| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.5 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tp_translation' ≤1.0.7Update to 1.0.8 | CVE-2021-24911 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤1.0.9.1Update to 1.0.9.2 | CVE-2021-24912 | |
| Medium6.3 | Missing Authorization Checks ≤1.0.9.1Update to 1.0.9.2 | CVE-2022-25810 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via tp_tp ≤1.0.7Update to 1.0.8 | CVE-2021-24910 | |
| Medium4.9 | Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection via 'tp_editor' ≤1.0.9.1Update to 1.0.9.2 | CVE-2022-25811 |
- Medium6.5Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tp_translation'
≤1.0.7Update to 1.0.8
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤1.0.9.1Update to 1.0.9.2
- Medium6.3Missing Authorization Checks
≤1.0.9.1Update to 1.0.9.2
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via tp_tp
≤1.0.7Update to 1.0.8
- Medium4.9Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection via 'tp_editor'
≤1.0.9.1Update to 1.0.9.2
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 5.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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