CVE-2025-23493
WordPress Google Transliteration plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in moallemi Google Transliteration google-transliteration allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Google Transliteration: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Google Transliteration plugin <= 1.7.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in moallemi Google Transliteration google-transliteration allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Google Transliteration: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-23493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-5749
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in moallemi Google Transliteration google-transliteration allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Google Transliteration: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-5749- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-487p-v6x9-cqw2
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Google Transliteration allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Google Transliteration: from n/a through 1.7.2.
- Record
GHSA-487p-v6x9-cqw2- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in moallemi Google Transliteration google-transliteration allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Google Transliteration: from n/a through <= 1.7.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-23493- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-23493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Moallemi Google Transliteration, published March 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/google-transliteration/vulnerability/wordpress-google-transliteration-plugin-1-7-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23493
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/google-transliteration/vulnerability/wordpress-google-transliteration-plugin-1-7-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-487p-v6x9-cqw2