GTranslate Plugin up to 2.8.51 on WordPress hreflang Reflected cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in GTranslate Plugin up to 2.8.51 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument hreflang causes cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-11930. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in GTranslate Plugin up to 2.8.51 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument hreflang with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The GTranslate plugin before 2.8.52 for WordPress has Reflected XSS via a crafted link. This requires use of the hreflang tags feature within a sub-domain or sub-directory paid option.

The weakness was published 04/20/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-11930 since 04/20/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.8.52 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• GTranslate Plugin

Version

• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.5
• 2.8.6
• 2.8.7
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• 2.8.44
• 2.8.45
• 2.8.46
• 2.8.47
• 2.8.48
• 2.8.49
• 2.8.50
• 2.8.51

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