Plugins · sitepress-multilingual-cms · data as of 2026-11-04
Is WPML Multilingual CMS safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Status
- Closed 2017-11-28
- Known issues on record
- 7
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
What to do
- Replace it. A closed plugin gets no updates through WordPress, so any hole found from now on stays open.
- Deactivate and delete it once you have a replacement (Plugins → Deactivate → Delete). Deleting removes its files; deactivating alone leaves them on the server.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan, or have us clean it: Emergency Cleanup, $499.
With WP-CLI, once you have a replacement: wp plugin deactivate sitepress-multilingual-cms && wp plugin delete sitepress-multilingual-cms
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
7 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. 7 record(s) do not state which versions are affected.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-17509 · published 2026-09-08
SQL injection in WPML Multilingual CMS (4.9.5 and older)
- Affected
- 4.9.5 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WPML Multilingual CMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘elementIds’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database. This vulnerability is exploitable due to an authorization bypass where the registered authorization callback fails to execute, allowing any authenticated user regardless of role to access administrative translation functionalities.
medium 6.5 CVE-2026-12248 · published 2026-08-15
SQL injection in WPML Multilingual CMS (4.9.5 and older)
- Affected
- 4.9.5 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The WPML Multilingual CMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'sorting' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.5 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with translator-level access and above, to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
medium 4.3 CVE-2022-38974 · published 2022-11-18
Missing authorization check in WPML Multilingual CMS (4.5.10 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.10 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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
Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with subscriber or higher user roles to change the status of the translation jobs.
high 8.8 CVE-2022-45071 · published 2022-11-17
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WPML Multilingual CMS (4.5.13 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.13 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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 WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.13 on WordPress.
medium 4.3 CVE-2022-45072 · published 2022-11-17
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in WPML Multilingual CMS (4.5.13 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.13 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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 WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.13 on WordPress.
medium 4.3 CVE-2022-38461 · published 2022-11-17
Missing authorization check in WPML Multilingual CMS (4.5.10 and older)
- Affected
- 4.5.10 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- 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
Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with a subscriber or higher user role to change plugin settings (selected language for legacy widgets, the default behavior for media content).
medium 6.1 CVE-2015-9416 · published 2019-09-26
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in WPML Multilingual CMS (2.9.3 to 3.2.6)
- Affected
- 2.9.3 to 3.2.6
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- NVD analysis · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
The sitepress-multilingual-cms (WPML) plugin 2.9.3 to 3.2.6 for WordPress has XSS via the Accept-Language HTTP header.
Recent activity
- 2017-11-28 — closed on wordpress.org (Unknown).
- 2026-09-08 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-17509), fix version not stated.
- 2026-08-15 — SQL injection disclosed (CVE-2026-12248), fix version not stated.
- 2022-11-18 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2022-38974), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
Types found in this plugin: SQL injection (2) · Missing authorization (2) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (2) · Cross-site scripting (XSS) (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs, closure: wordpress.org/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-cms (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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