# CVE-2026-120537: TranslatePress Translate Multilingual stored cross-site scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-120537-the-translatepress-translate-multilingual-sites-with-ai  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-07. Updated: 2026-11-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-120537 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-11-07

TranslatePress is a WordPress plugin that enables multilingual websites with AI translation capabilities. The plugin fails to properly validate and escape user input in comment and language parameters, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute for all site visitors. This could lead to account hijacking, data theft, or malware distribution across the website.

Technologies: [TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/translate-multilingual-sites-with-ai-translation). Vendors: [TranslatePress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/translatepress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-120537 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-120537 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-120537?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 7 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation up to and including 3.3.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-120537?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-120537 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-120537?** Check whether you run TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the TranslatePress plugin caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'comment' and 'original_language' parameters. An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript that persists in the database and executes in the browsers of users who access affected pages, potentially allowing session hijacking or credential theft.

## Affected products

- TranslatePress TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation up to and including 3.3.8

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07: disclosed

## References

- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/class-translation-render.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/class-translation-render.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/functions.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/translatepress-multilingual/tags/3.3.8/includes/functions.php)

## Related threats

- [TranslatePress stored cross-site scripting in comments](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-119167-the-translatepress-translate-multilingual-sites-with-ai)
- [TranslatePress Stored XSS in Translation Memory Suggestion Panel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-89412-the-translatepress-translate-multilingual-sites-with-ai)
- [TranslatePress Stored Cross-Site Scripting via comment injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-76053-translatepress-stored-cross-site-scripting-via-comment-injection)
- [TranslatePress sensitive information exposure in AJAX handler](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19632-translatepress-sensitive-information-exposure-in-ajax-handler)