WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 5.0.1 References
CVE
Classification
Type
INJECTION
OWASP top 10
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Jakub Herman
Submitter
Jakub Herman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-21 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-21 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-21 (about 1 day ago)
