CVE-2024-35644 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pascal Birchler Preferred Languages allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Preferred Languages: from n/a through 2.2.2.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/preferred-languages/vulnerability/wordpress-preferred-languages-plugin-2-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pascal Birchler Preferred Languages allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Preferred Languages: from n/a through 2.2.2.
Title		WordPress Preferred Languages plugin <= 2.2.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/preferred-languages/vulnerability/wordpress-preferred-languages-plugin-2-2-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-03-06T11:40:49.854Z

Updated: 2026-03-06T18:08:00.853Z

Reserved: 2024-05-17T10:07:53.841Z

Link: CVE-2024-35644

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-06T18:07:52.266Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-06T12:15:53.817

Modified: 2026-03-06T12:15:53.817

Link: CVE-2024-35644

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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