CVE-2026-97279 PUBLISHED

WordPress Polylang plugin <= 3.8.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 24.09.2026 Published: 30.09.2026 Updated: 30.09.2026

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Polylang <= 3.8.9 versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 6.5

Product Status

Vendor Chouby
Product Polylang
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 3.8.9 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress Polylang plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.8.10).

Credits

  • Intrudify | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-592 Stored XSS