Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.9.6 - Authorization Bypass

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-2536
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-12-15 19:15:17 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:17:52 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.007740000 probability, percentile 0.735840000 (date 2026-04-09)

Problem Types: CWE-285 | CWE-285 CWE-285 Improper Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Transposh Transposh Wordpress Translation All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Oferwald Transposh WordPress Translation affected 1.0.9.6 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Transposh WordPress Translation 1.0.8.1 Incorrect Authorization ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Vulnerability Advisories Continued - Wordfence af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
Transposh WordPress Translation 1.0.8.1 Incorrect Authorization - Exploitalert af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploitalert.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
advisories/CVE-2022-2536.txt at master · MrTuxracer/advisories · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c774b520-9d9f-4102-8564-49673... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
WordPress Transposh: Exploiting a Blind SQL Injection via XSS - RCE Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rcesecurity.com Not Applicable
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.8.1 - Authorization Bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Julien Ahrens (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2022-11-14T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

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