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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-3488 · published 2 May 2025

CVE-2025-3488: Wpml cross-site scripting vulnerability

Wpml · Wpml

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.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.29% · top 80.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score
0.29%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpml.org/category/changelog/ Release Notes
https://wpml.org/documentation/support/wpml-coding-api/shortcodes/ Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92c1bd85-5f81-4bb6-b6af-6cda85b91b9e?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-3488), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.