Plugins · falang · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Falang multilanguage for WordPress safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.4.6
- Last updated
- 2026-10-12
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Known issues on record
- 8
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
Falang is a WordPress multilingual plugin. Translate sites and WooCommerce content. Supports Google, Azure, DeepL and ChatGPT — by Stéphane Bouey
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.4.6). Anything older than 1.4.3 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get falang --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update falang updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
8 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
high 8.8 CVE-2026-54805 · published 2026-06-17
Privilege escalation in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.4.2 and older)
- Affected
- 1.4.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.4.3
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in Falang multilanguage <= 1.4.2 versions.
high 8.8 CVE-2025-58619 · published 2025-11-06
PHP object injection in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.65 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.65 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.66
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in sbouey Falang multilanguage falang allows Object Injection.This issue affects Falang multilanguage: from n/a through <= 1.3.65.
medium 4.3 CVE-2025-48285 · published 2025-05-19
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.61 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.61 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.62
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in sbouey Falang multilanguage falang allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Falang multilanguage: from n/a through <= 1.3.61.
medium 4.3 CVE-2024-37240 · published 2025-01-02
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.51 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.51 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.52
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in sbouey Falang multilanguage falang allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Falang multilanguage: from n/a through <= 1.3.51.
high 7.1 CVE-2024-6869 · published 2024-08-08
Missing authorization check in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.52 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.52 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.53 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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.
NVD CVE-2024-6869Wordfence advisoryCode change (fix)Plugin source
medium 4.4 CVE-2024-4417 · published 2024-05-14
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.49 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.49 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.50 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.49 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
high 7.2 CVE-2024-30495 · published 2024-03-29
SQL injection in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.47 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.47 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.48
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Faboba Falang multilanguage.This issue affects Falang multilanguage: from n/a through 1.3.47.
high 8.8 CVE-2023-37968 · published 2023-07-17
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Falang multilanguage for WordPress (1.3.39 and older)
- Affected
- 1.3.39 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.3.40
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Faboba Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin <= 1.3.39 versions.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-12 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.4.6).
- 2026-06-17 — Privilege escalation disclosed (CVE-2026-54805), fixed in 1.4.3.
- 2025-11-06 — PHP object injection disclosed (CVE-2025-58619), fixed in 1.3.66.
- 2025-05-19 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2025-48285), fixed in 1.3.62.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (3) · Privilege escalation (1) · PHP object injection (1) · Missing authorization (1) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1) · SQL injection (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/falang (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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