CVE-2021-34630 Reflected XSS in GTranslate Pro and GTranslate Enterprise < 2.8.65
Reflected XSS in GTranslate allows attackers to execute scripts in victim browsers via crafted URLs, affecting older browsers or proxied requests.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-34630?
CVE-2021-34630 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in GTranslate Pro and GTranslate Enterprise, published on 30 Jul 2021. 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
In the Pro and Enterprise versions of GTranslate < 2.8.65, the gtranslate_request_uri_var function runs at the top of all pages and echoes out the contents of $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']. Although this uses addslashes, and most modern browsers automatically URLencode requests, this plugin is still vulnerable to Reflected XSS in older browsers such as Internet Explorer 9 or below, or in cases where an attacker is able to modify the request en route between the client and the server, or in cases where the user is using an atypical browsing solution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34630?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gtranslate Gtranslate.
How do I fix CVE-2021-34630?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34630 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2021-34630 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-34630 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in GTranslate Pro and GTranslate Enterprise
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8946-7xgw-wqmj.