Language Switcher

Language Switcher has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2024; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.1, and the most serious one scores 6.1 out of 10.

The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).

The one issue recorded for Language Switcher has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.

All of these findings were reported by vgo0. Language Switcher is installed on roughly 1,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSMedium
6.1/ 10
Patch Coverage100%
Open

0

Fixed

1

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 6.1CVE-2024-9610

Language Switcher <= 3.7.13 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Plugin Profile
Latestv3.8.8

Language Switcher

rafasashi

Author

rafasashi

4.0(7)
80/100
Last Updated
2025-09-01 (1y ago)
Active Installs
1,000+
Downloads
73,747
Requires WP
4.6+
Requires PHP
0+
Tested up to
WP 6.8.8
Created
2018-09-09 (8y ago)

Language Switcher allows you to map urls of alternative languages for Post Types and Taxonomies. Additionally it allows you to filter archive pages by language. Support Forum For quicker support on this plugin go to: https://code.recuweb.com/support/forum/wordpress-plugins/language-switcher/ Free Features STANDALONE – No WordPress Multisite required MIXED SOURCES – map internal or external urls POST TYPE LANGUAGE – Add a main language selector to post types and map urls of alternative languages TAXONOMY LANGUAGE – Add a main language selector to terms and map urls of alternative languages HREFLANG LINKS – Add hreflang links into the head of each page and improve the SEO MENU LANGUAGE – Add a main language selector to the menu settings and switch the menu accordingly LANGUAGE FILTERS – Filter items by language in the main WP_Query of archive pages LANGUAGE WIDGET – Add the language switcher with the widget LANGUAGE SHORTCODE – Add the language switcher anywhere with the shortcode [language-switcher] LANGUAGE MENUS – Add the language switcher to your navigation menus SWITCHER TITLE – Select from multiple options to customize the switcher title COUNTRY FLAGS – Add country flags manually to your Theme Additional CSS or style.css Addon Features LANGUAGE EVERYWHERE – Enable language switcher for custom post types and taxonomies such as WooCommerce Product, Order, Category and Tags Compatibility Polylang Localization English Documentation For all documentation on this plugin go to: https://code.recuweb.com/get/language-switcher/

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