CVE-2026-17505
MediumTranslatePress <= 3.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Published Aug 4, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026 · Also known as 81d28e90-252f-4b5f-a55b-8cb96292538e
Key Facts
Routine patching- CVE-2026-17505 is a medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1 v3.1) affecting translatepress-multilingual (wordpress-plugin), TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including translatepress-multilingual 3.2.6.
- Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.
CVSS v3.1
6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
0.9%
Higher than 57.5% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
The Translate Multilingual sites – TranslatePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.2.5. This is due to the translate_page() function unconditionally replacing the plugin's internal #!trpst# and #!trpen# marker tokens with literal angle brackets across the entire HTML page output after WordPress has already sanitized and escaped user input — allowing the attacker to bypass WordPress's normal HTML escaping by using these tokens, which are not HTML special characters, in the search query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a specially crafted link.
Affected Products
2 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| translatepress-multilingualwordpress-plugin | See advisory | 3.2.6 |
| TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation | See advisory | n/a |
Patched Releases
translatepress-multilingual
3.2.6
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Aug 4, 2026
Last updated
Aug 12, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
References
- advisoryhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81d28e90-252f-4b5f-a55b-8cb96292538e?source=api-prod
- advisoryhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/81d28e90-252f-4b5f-a55b-8cb96292538e?source=api-scan
- otherhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.2.5/class-translate-press.php#L443
- otherhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.2.5/includes/class-search.php#L150
- otherhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.2.5/includes/class-translation-render.php#L538
FAQ
Common Questions.
The Translate Multilingual sites – TranslatePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 's' parameter in versions up to, and including, 3.2.5.
Affected: translatepress-multilingual (wordpress-plugin); TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including translatepress-multilingual 3.2.6.
Brandefense priority: routine patching, as no exploitation is known and its severity is moderate or low.
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