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.
History

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions loco Translate
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions loco Translate

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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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
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-10-03T06:00:27.699Z

Updated: 2026-10-03T15:12:21.040Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T08:00:51.121Z

Link: CVE-2026-94238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-03T15:00:07.039Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-03T06:16:47.123

Modified: 2026-10-06T15:18:12.170

Link: CVE-2026-94238

cve-icon Redhat

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