CVE-2026-76053 (GCVE-0-2026-76053)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-28 02:26 – Updated: 2026-08-28 15:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
TranslatePress <= 3.3.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Noise-Key Injection into HTML Parser
Summary
The TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Noise-Key Injection into HTML Parser in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. Exploitation is possible because WordPress's comment KSES allowlist permits the payload structure — an anchor tag with href and title attributes alongside a code tag — causing the malicious comment to be stored verbatim in the database, where it is later processed by the vulnerable parser during page translation.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 15:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
15 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cozmoslabs | TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 3.3.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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