CVE-2025-3488: WPML Multilingual CMS 3.6.0 - 4.7.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wpml_language_switcher Shortcode
First published: Fri May 02 2025(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@wordfence.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| WPML Multilingual CMS | >=3.6.0<=4.7.3 | |
| WPML | >=3.6.0<=4.7.3 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
Frequently Asked Questions
What versions of the WPML plugin are affected by CVE-2025-3488?
CVE-2025-3488 affects WPML plugin versions 3.6.0 to 4.7.3.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-3488?
CVE-2025-3488 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3488?
To fix CVE-2025-3488, update the WPML plugin to a version later than 4.7.3.
What is the impact of CVE-2025-3488 on users?
CVE-2025-3488 allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that can be executed by users.
What is the cause of the CVE-2025-3488 vulnerability?
CVE-2025-3488 is caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the wpml_language_switcher shortcode.
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/references
- agent/title
- agent/weakness
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/description
- agent/guess-ai
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-api
- source/NVD
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/severity
- agent/source
- agent/author
- agent/tags
- agent/event
- vendor/wpml
- canonical/wpml multilingual cms
- vendor/wordpress
- canonical/wpml