# CVE-2021-25103: GTranslate < 2.9.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Reflected XSS in GTranslate plugin allows attackers to execute scripts if they know specific WordPress salt and key values.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7jjc-885j-6655

## What is CVE-2021-25103?

CVE-2021-25103 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate, published on 7 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Translate WordPress with GTranslate WordPress plugin before 2.9.7 does not sanitise and escape the body parameter in the url_addon/gtranslate-email.php file before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue. Note: exploitation of the issue requires knowledge of the NONCE_SALT and NONCE_KEY

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25103?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gtranslate Translate Wordpress With Gtranslate.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-25103?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25103 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-25103 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate

- [CVE-2022-0770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0770/): Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 2.9.9 - CSRF to Account Takeover (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-11930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11930/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-4502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4502/): Translate WordPress with GTranslate < 3.0.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-25103 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-25103 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate, published on 7 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25103 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Translate WordPress with GTranslate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25103/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25103/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25103
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25103
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25103

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25103/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.