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CVE-2026-1921 — Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.8.3

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2026-1921 Loco Translate [loco-translate] < 2.8.3 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Medium 4.9 < 2.8.3 2.8.3 2026-05-04

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` capability required, granted to the `translator` role and administrators by default), to read arbitrary `.php`, `.js`, `.json`, and `.twig` files from the server filesystem outside the intended translation directory. Files named wp-config.php are excluded.

Source: CVE.org

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