CVE-2026-86604
GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2026
Description
The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server side.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.8 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | WPScan |
Weaknesses
- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GTranslateUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/07c6e3a2-e8fe-4b25-a5d8-b5ed812100af/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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