CVE-2024-6869

Falang multilanguage for WordPress <= 1.3.52 - Missing Authorization to Translation Update and Information Exposure

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 8, 2024 at 04:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFalangFalang

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.52. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update and delete translations and expose the administrator email address.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Falang· Fabobawordpress-plugin
95%
v < 1.3.53
Affected range stops below 1.3.53, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Falang· Sboueywordpress-plugin
60%
v ≤ 1.3.52

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862

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