CVE-2025-3488 Cross-site scripting in WPML
Authenticated contributors can inject arbitrary scripts via the language switcher shortcode, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3488?
CVE-2025-3488 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WPML, published on 2 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPML plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's wpml_language_switcher shortcode in versions 3.6.0 - 4.7.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3488?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpml Wpml.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3488 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-2025-3488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WPML
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw23-vrfq-v3fh.