Plugins · preferred-languages · data as of 2026-11-04
Is Preferred Languages safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 2.4.2
- Last updated
- 2026-08-18
- Active installs
- 3,000+
- Known issues on record
- 1
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.2.24+
Choose languages for displaying WordPress in, in order of preference. — by Pascal Birchler
What to do
- Update to the latest version (2.4.2). Anything older than 2.3.0 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 preferred-languages --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update preferred-languages updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
1 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.
medium 5.9 CVE-2024-35644 · published 2026-03-06
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Preferred Languages (2.2.2 and older)
- Affected
- 2.2.2 and older
- Fixed in
- 2.3.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account; 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pascal Birchler Preferred Languages allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Preferred Languages: from n/a through 2.2.2.
Recent activity
- 2026-08-18 — latest release on wordpress.org (2.4.2).
- 2026-03-06 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2024-35644), fixed in 2.3.0.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/preferred-languages (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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