CVE-2026-97020
PO/MO Editor <= 1.4.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'podata' Parameter
dougwollison PO/MO Editor
CVSS
6.4MediumExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.26%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.
Description
The PO/MO Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'podata' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 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 injected payload is loaded as a replacement .po/.mo translation file via the plugin's own load_textdomain_mofile filter, causing WordPress to serve the attacker-written translation in place of the original core strings.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- PO/MO Editoraffected: all versions through 1.4.2CVE List
References 6
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a06e1a22-f660-401b-bfbf-0064a9220c26?source=cveReferencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pomo-editor/trunk/includes/class-pomoeditor-manager.php#L177Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pomo-editor/trunk/includes/class-pomoeditor-manager.php#L110Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pomo-editor/trunk/includes/class-pomoeditor-manager.php#L115Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pomo-editor/trunk/includes/class-pomoeditor-manager.php#L41Referencevia CVE List
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pomo-editor/trunk/includes/class-pomoeditor-system.php#L78Referencevia CVE List