CVE-2024-9434
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe WPGlobus Translate Options plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the on__translate_options_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts and update plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe WPGlobus Translate Options WordPress plugin fails to validate nonces in the on__translate_options_page() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge requests that update plugin settings. Successful exploitation enables injection of malicious scripts via manipulated plugin options, requiring only social engineering to trick an administrator into clicking a malicious link.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm WPGlobus Translate Options plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WPGlobus Translate Options' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for the wpglobus-translate-options folderAffected if Plugin is present in the installation
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin main file header in wp-content/plugins/wpglobus-translate-options/wpglobus-translate-options.php for the Version comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin plugins listAffected if Version is within the vulnerable range (compare your installed version to the affected ranges)
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Locate the vulnerable functionSearch the plugin files for the function named 'on__translate_options_page' in the wpglobus-translate-options.php file or related include filesAffected if Function exists in the plugin codebase
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Verify nonce validation is missingOpen the on__translate_options_page function and inspect whether it calls wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or any nonce verification routine before processing settingsAffected if The function processes settings without verifying a nonce token
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Check if settings can be modified via crafted requestReview the function logic to confirm it accepts and saves options without authorization checks, allowing settings injection via forged requestAffected if The function saves plugin options without proper authorization validation
User is affected if WPGlobus Translate Options plugin is installed, the version lacks the nonce validation fix, and the on__translate_options_page function processes requests without verifying nonce tokens.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper nonce validation in the on__translate_options_page() function to verify the request origin and intent before processing any settings changes.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-9434 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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