Theme and Plugin Translation for Polylang up to 3.2.16 on WordPress process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Theme and Plugin Translation for Polylang up to 3.2.16 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects the function process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-4169. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Theme and Plugin Translation for Polylang up to 3.2.16 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 11/28/2022. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4169 since 11/28/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/08/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/28/2022 🔍
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04/08/2026 +1227 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4169 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4169
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214469

Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2022 20:54
Updated: 04/08/2026 23:53
Changes: 11/28/2022 20:54 (48), 12/23/2022 20:20 (11), 04/08/2026 23:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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