Stored XSS via gettext marker rewrite
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Stored XSS in Cozmoslabs TranslatePress before 3.2.6 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in visitors' browsers via comments. In includes/class-translation-render.php, translate_page() blindly rewrites the plaintext gettext markers #!trpst# and #!trpen# into angle brackets after WordPress sanitization, and remove_tags_from_output() strips only script and style tags, leaving an injected img onerror handler executable. Exposure requires attacker-controlled comment content to be rendered on a translated page in a secondary language; the consequence is script execution in other users' browser sessions rather than direct server-side compromise.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Cozmoslabs TranslatePress before 3.2.6 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in visitors' browsers via comments. In includes/class-translation-render.php, translate_page() blindly rewrites the plaintext gettext markers #!trpst# and #!trpen# into angle brackets after WordPress sanitization, and remove_tags_from_output() strips only script and style tags, leaving an injected img onerror handler executable. Exposure requires attacker-controlled comment content to be rendered on a translated page in a secondary language; the consequence is script execution in other users' browser sessions rather than direct server-side compromise.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-75981
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Cozmoslabs
- Product
- TranslatePress
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1059.007
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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