CVE-2026-94238

Loco Translate < 2.8.9 - Translator+ Limited File Read via 'path' Parameter

Published Oct 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not restrict which file paths its translation file routes will read, allowing users granted the Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9's translator capability to retrieve the contents of files of certain types from anywhere on the server, including outside the web root.

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions loco Translate
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions loco Translate
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-22
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Description The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not restrict which file paths its translation file routes will read, allowing users granted the Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9's translator capability to retrieve the contents of files of certain types from anywhere on the server, including outside the web root.
Title Loco Translate < 2.8.9 - Translator+ Limited File Read via 'path' Parameter
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Oct 3, 2026, 3:12 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2026, 8:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 3:18 PM