vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: falang: CVE-2024-6869: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Aug 7, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 7, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.52. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete translations and expose the administrator email address.
Solution
falang-plugin-cve-2024-6869
References
Rapid7 Labs
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