CVE-2026-94238CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-94238

Medium · published October 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00316 · 23.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-03T10:16Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76d339bf-094c-459d-9f6c-caeda5e97892/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 03:32Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 03 OCT 06:00Z
    Loco Translate < 2.8.9 - Translator+ Limited File Read via 'path' Parameter
    cvelistv5