CVE-2022-4169 (GCVE-0-2022-4169)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-28 17:33 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:11
VLAI?
Title
Theme and plugin translation for Polylang <= 3.2.16 - Missing Authorization
Summary
The Theme and plugin translation for Polylang is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.16 due to missing capability checks in the process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin and theme translation settings and to import translation strings.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
marcinkazmierski Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP) Affected: 0 , ≤ 3.2.16 (semver)
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Credits
Florent BESNARD
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