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CriticalVulnerabilityCVE-2026-39732updated 30 Oct 2026, 23:26 UTC

Transliterator plugin lets anonymous users run database commands

Anyone on the internet can send specially crafted input to the Transliterator component and make the website's database run commands the site owner never intended. This could expose or change stored data without logging in.

Official, 2 sources
SeverityCriticalCVSS 9.3 of 10
Being exploited?UnclearNo reports either way yet
Fix available?UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet
How sure is this?Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source

How the attack works simplified

  1. 1Anonymous attackerNo login or account needed
  2. 2Crafted requestMalicious input sent to the site
  3. 3Transliterator flawInput is not properly sanitized
  4. 4SQL executedDatabase runs attacker's query
  5. ResultAttacker reads or alters database data

What happened

An unauthenticated SQL injection flaw exists in the Transliterator component, affecting versions up to and including 2.5.13.

Why it is dangerous: An attacker can read, alter, or delete database contents without any account, potentially exposing user data or taking over the site's stored information.

Are you affected?

You are affected if you run Transliterator version 2.5.13 or earlier.

Transliterator <= 2.5.13

What to do

  1. Check whether Transliterator is installed and confirm its version
  2. Update to a fixed release as soon as the vendor publishes one, or remove the component if it is not needed
  3. Review database logs for unusual queries while the flaw is unpatched

Timeline

  1. 30 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTC
    Publicly disclosed
  2. 30 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTC
    Reported by NVD · NVD
  3. 30 Oct 2026, 19:19 UTC
    Picked up by Zero Radar
  4. 30 Oct 2026, 23:26 UTC
    GitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory

Sources 2 reports, oldest first

Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database

Technical details

ID
CVE-2026-39732 · GHSA-cf3x-m635-98vh
CVSS
9.3 / 10
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation within 30 days
Disclosed
30 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTC
On Zero Radar
30 Oct 2026, 19:19 UTC (1 min after disclosure)
Last change
30 Oct 2026, 23:26 UTC

The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works

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