Description
The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server side.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The GTranslate WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not remove shortcodes from the content of outgoing emails before expanding them which, in a non-default configuration, allows unauthenticated users to have arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site executed server side.
Title GTranslate < 5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Email Translation
Weaknesses CWE-74
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:50:00.389Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T08:38:35.018Z

Link: CVE-2026-86604

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:33:31.195Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T11:17:14.410

Modified: 2026-09-23T11:17:14.410

Link: CVE-2026-86604

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