The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin before 1.4.6 does not perform a capability check when saving term translations, and exposes a valid nonce to any logged-in user through an unprotected handler, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to store content that is later output without proper escaping, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting that executes in the context of higher-privileged users such as administrators.
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin before 1.4.6 does not perform a capability check when saving term translations, and exposes a valid nonce to any logged-in user through an unprotected handler, allowing users with Subscriber-level access and above to store content that is later output without proper escaping, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting that executes in the context of higher-privileged users such as administrators.
Title Falang multilanguage for WordPress < 1.4.6 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS via Term Translation
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T10:35:08.723Z

Reserved: 2026-10-04T19:17:42.048Z

Link: CVE-2026-105262

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-21T06:16:46.053

Modified: 2026-10-21T06:16:46.053

Link: CVE-2026-105262

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