CVE-2021-24610: The TranslatePress WordPress plugin before 2.0.9 does not implement a proper sanitisation on the translated strings. The 'trp_sanitize_string' function only removes script tag with a regex, still allo

medium Affects translatepress (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The TranslatePress WordPress plugin before 2.0.9 does not implement a proper sanitisation on the translated strings. The 'trp_sanitize_string' function only removes script tag with a regex, still allo

Package
translatepress (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.0.9
Fixed in
2.0.9
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 5% (92.7th percentile)
Published
2021-09-27
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordtranslatepress (WordPress plugin) advisories

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