User Language Switch Plugin up to 1.6.10 on WordPress download_language info_language server-side request forgery

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in User Language Switch Plugin up to 1.6.10 on WordPress. This impacts the function download_language. Executing a manipulation of the argument info_language can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-0745. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in User Language Switch Plugin up to 1.6.10 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects the function download_language. The manipulation of the argument info_language with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The User Language Switch plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.10 due to missing URL validation on the 'download_language()' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to make web requests to arbitrary locations originating from the web application and can be used to query and modify information from internal services.

The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-0745. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/20/2026).

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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• WordPress Plugin

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• User Language Switch Plugin

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7
• 1.6.8
• 1.6.9
• 1.6.10

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