Unauthenticated script execution via XSS
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Magazine3 WP Multilang before 2.4.32 allows remote attackers to execute script in the site origin via crafted input. Public sources do not identify the vulnerable endpoint, parameter, or function; the Patchstack disclosure describes only an unauthenticated XSS flaw, and the WordPress.org changelog for 2.4.32 notes a vulnerability fix without further technical detail. Exploitation is reachable without authentication but requires a target user to load attacker-controlled content, so the demonstrated consequence is browser-side script execution in the affected site's origin rather than direct server-side code execution.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Magazine3 WP Multilang before 2.4.32 allows remote attackers to execute script in the site origin via crafted input. Public sources do not identify the vulnerable endpoint, parameter, or function; the Patchstack disclosure describes only an unauthenticated XSS flaw, and the WordPress.org changelog for 2.4.32 notes a vulnerability fix without further technical detail. Exploitation is reachable without authentication but requires a target user to load attacker-controlled content, so the demonstrated consequence is browser-side script execution in the affected site's origin rather than direct server-side code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73342
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Backup For WP
- Product
- WP Multilang
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=2.4.31 changes=[{"at":"2.4.32","status":"unaffected"}]
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