# CVE-2022-38974: WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Subscribers can modify translation job statuses due to missing authorization checks in the WPML Multilingual CMS plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qj2c-6348-5hm7

## What is CVE-2022-38974?

CVE-2022-38974 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with subscriber or higher user roles to change the status of the translation jobs.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38974?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wpml Wpml.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38974?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38974 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2024-6386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6386/): Code injection in WPML (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2015-2792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2792/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-2314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2314/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-3488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3488/): Cross-site scripting in WPML (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2015-2791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2791/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38974 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38974 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin), published on 18 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38974 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-38974/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38974/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38974
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38974
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38974

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38974/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.