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CVE-2021-24594: The Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting it in various pages, allowing high privilege use

medium Affects google-language-translator (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator WordPress plugin before 6.0.12 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings before outputting it in various pages, allowing high privilege use

Package
google-language-translator (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<6.0.12
Fixed in
6.0.12
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.1th percentile)
Published
2021-11-08
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordgoogle-language-translator (WordPress plugin) advisories

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