CVE-2024-6869

MEDIUM

Falang multilanguage for WordPress <= 1.3.52 - Authenticated Unauthorized Data Modification

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Product

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/trunk/admin/class-falang-admin.php

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3131499/

Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cd4d67cd-5fb0-425d-8b22-c69ebb0ffa72?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4

EPSS 0.0032

EPSS Percentile 23.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (2)

faboba/falang < 1.3.53

sbouey/Falang multilanguage for WordPress < 1.3.52

Published Aug 08, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026