# CVE-2026-118047: Falang multilanguage for WordPress \<= 1.4.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via falang\_term\[\] via…

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119138, GHSA-HCPG-C6QF-X673
- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-118047 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.4 (medium) and affects Falang multilanguage for WordPress; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

Falang multilanguage for WordPress, a WordPress plugin, is affected. An attacker with a low-privilege logged-in account (Subscriber or above) can reach it remotely over the network and use it to inject malicious scripts that run in the browsers of users who view the affected pages, without any user action needed to trigger it.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- sbouey Falang multilanguage for WordPress: through 1.4.6

## Description

The Falang multilanguage for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'falang_term[<taxonomy>][<locale>][<field>] (via order[] driving wp_update_term)' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit is made reliable because the required 'falang' nonce is disclosed to any logged-in user through the equally unprotected wp_ajax_falang_menu_translation handler, requiring no elevated access to obtain.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sbouey Falang multilanguage for WordPress, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-118047 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118047

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118047?

Falang multilanguage for WordPress: through 1.4.6.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118047

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b995c66-f228-427e-b1b1-edcd5cb38041?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/tags/1.4.6/admin/views/falang_term_translation_page.php#L197
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/tags/1.4.6/admin/class-falang-admin.php#L1721
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/tags/1.4.6/admin/class-falang-admin.php#L2739
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/tags/1.4.6/admin/class-falang-admin.php#L2904
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/tags/1.4.6/admin/class-falang-admin.php#L2995
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/falang/tags/1.4.6/admin/views/edit_menu_page.php#L135
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3788331%40falang&new=3788331%40falang

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