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CVE-2026-1921

The Loco Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 via the `fsReference` AJAX route. This is due to the `findSourceFile()` method normalizing user-supplied `ref` paths containing `../` directory traversal sequences without validating that the resolved path remains within the intended bundle or content directory. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Translator-level access and above (custom `loco_admin` capabilit

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Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Loco Translate","vendor":"timwhitlock","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"2.8.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

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cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

1 source assertion

{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

7 source assertions

{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.1/src/ajax/FsReferenceController.php#L12"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.1/src/ajax/FsReferenceController.php#L92"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/trunk/src/ajax/FsReferenceController.php#L12"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/trunk/src/ajax/FsReferenceController.php#L92"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3482475/loco-translate/trunk/tpl/admin/config/version.php"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Floco-translate/tags/2.8.2&new_path=%2Floco-translate/tags/2.8.3"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f9ff3058-a08c-40ed-b756-81e703b2277a?source=cve"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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