# CVE-2022-2462: Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.9.6 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can exfiltrate usernames of translators via insufficient permission checks in the Transposh WordPress Translation plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vr73-3j55-m4ww

## What is CVE-2022-2462?

CVE-2022-2462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in oferwald Transposh WordPress Translation, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure to unauthenticated users in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9.6. This is due to insufficient permissions checking on the 'tp_history' AJAX action and insufficient restriction on the data returned in the response. This makes it possible for unauthenticated users to exfiltrate usernames of individuals who have translated text.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2462?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Transposh Transposh Wordpress Translation.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2462 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2462 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Transposh <=1.0.8.1 - Information Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-2462.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in oferwald Transposh WordPress Translation

- [CVE-2022-25811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25811/): Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-25812](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25812/): Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Admin+ RCE (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2022-25810](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25810/): Transposh WordPress Translation <= 1.0.8 - Subscriber+ Unauthorised Calls (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24910/): Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24911/): Transposh WordPress Translation < 1.0.8 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2462 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2462 is a medium-severity vulnerability in oferwald Transposh WordPress Translation, published on 6 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2462 exists.

Affected product: oferwald Transposh WordPress Translation. 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-2022-2462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2462/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2462
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2462
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2462

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