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Loco Translate

Plugin description

Loco Translate edits and manages translation files for WordPress themes and plugins directly from the WordPress dashboard.

Loco Translate (loco-translate) is a WordPress plugin with 7 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Aug 16, 2026; the highest published CVSS base score is 8.8.

Plugin slug: loco-translate

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2026-15066: Loco Translate PO comments permit Translator stored XSS

Loco Translate through 2.8.7 does not adequately sanitize and escape extracted comments imported from PO files. A user with Translator-level access can place a script payload in an extracted comment, and it executes when a user views the affected translation interface. The public.

PublishedAug 16, 2026

Known safe version2.8.8

Published vulnerabilities for loco-translate
		Safe version
Aug 16, 2026	CVE-2026-15066 Loco Translate PO comments permit Translator stored XSS Loco Translate through 2.8.7 does not adequately sanitize and escape extracted comments imported from PO files. A user with Translator-level access can place a script payload in an extracted comment, and it executes when a user views the affected translation interface. The public.	2.8.8	CVE6.4 NVDPending
Jul 16, 2026	CVE-2026-15005 Loco Translate template wrapper can lead to PHP execution Loco Translate 2.8.5 and earlier does not correctly validate the request reaching execTemplate. A forged administrator request can supply a php://filter-style stream wrapper as template input and reach a PHP include operation, turning CSRF into server-side code execution.	2.8.6	CVE8.8 NVDPending
May 05, 2026	CVE-2026-1921 Loco Translate: Filesystem traversal Loco Translate is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server. The published affected range is <= 2.8.2.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.9 NVDPending
Mar 31, 2026	CVE-2026-4146 Loco Translate: Cross-site scripting Loco Translate is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 2.8.2.	2.8.3	CVE6.1 NVDPending
Jan 02, 2025	CVE-2024-37236 Loco Translate: Cross-site request forgery Loco Translate is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.	See mitigation notes	CVE4.3 NVDPending
Apr 18, 2022	CVE-2022-0765 Loco Translate: Cross-site scripting Loco Translate is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD5.4
Nov 08, 2021	CVE-2021-24721 Loco Translate: A security weakness Loco Translate is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending NVD6.5

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