CVE-2026-15005 json
Loco Translate <= 2.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution via 'template' Parameter
published 3mo ago modified 3mo ago also EUVD-2026-44898
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Loco Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the execTemplate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server by supplying a php://filter stream wrapper URI as the 'template' parameter, which bypasses path validation and is passed directly to the include sink in execTemplate() via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- timwhitlock Loco Translate
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241d7a82-5fa5-40e3-9336-823644ca17f0?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php#L274
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php#L273
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminController.php#L38
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php#L128
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php#L274
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php#L273
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminController.php#L38
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php#L128
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3603894%40loco-translate&new=3603894%40loco-translate
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-15005
- NVD CVE-2026-15005
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