vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: theme-translation-for-polylang: CVE-2022-4169: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Nov 28, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 28, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Theme and plugin translation for Polylang is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.16 due to missing capability checks in the process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin and theme translation settings and to import translation strings.
Solution
theme-translation-for-polylang-plugin-cve-2022-4169
References
Rapid7 Labs
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