Weblate
CVE-2022-24710
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Weblate is a copyleft software web-based continuous localization system. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in pypi
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Weblate is a copyleft software web-based continuous localization system. Versions prior to 4.11 do not properly neutralize user input used in user name and language fields. Due to this improper neutralization it is possible to perform cross-site scripting via these fields. The issues were fixed in the 4.11 release. Users unable to upgrade are advised to add their own neutralize logic. Affected products include: Weblate. Version information: prior to 4.11.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Weblate is a copyleft software web-based continuous localization system. Versions prior to 4.11 do not properly neutralize user input used in user name and language fields. Due to this improper neutralization it is possible to perform cross-site scripting via these fields. The issues were fixed in the 4.11 release. Users unable to upgrade are advised to add their own neutralize logic.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Improper input validation in Weblate versions prior to 5.15.1 lets a user who can submit translation files or restore pr
Privilege escalation in Weblate versions prior to 5.17 allows an authenticated low-privileged user to modify sensitive f
The package weblate from 0 and before 4.11.1 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via argument injection when u
Argument injection in Weblate's Mercurial backend lets an authenticated user with project-scoped component.edit permissi
Weblate's REST API failed to enforce permission scope on team (group) assignments in all versions prior to 2026.7, allow
Remote code execution in Weblate's project backup restoration affects versions prior to 5.17, exploitable by authenticat
The wlc Weblate command-line client prior to version 1.17.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary file write attacks through path t
Arbitrary file read via symlink traversal in Weblate's App store metadata ZIP download affects all versions prior to 202
Arbitrary file read vulnerability in Weblate versions prior to 5.17 allows authenticated attackers to read sensitive fil
Weblate versions prior to 5.15.2 expose screenshot images through the web server without authentication controls, enabli
Path traversal in Weblate allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files outside the repository via the translation
Weblate versions up to 5.16.0 contains a vulnerability that allows attackers to an argument injection to `ssh-add` (CVSS
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