CVE-2026-15066
Loco Translate <= 2.8.7 - Authenticated (Translator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PO File Extracted Comments
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Loco Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PO File Extracted Comments in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with translator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | timwhitlock |
| Product | loco translate |
| Published | Aug 16, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
timwhitlock / Loco Translate
0 โค 2.8.7
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9571a2f3-d148-4e9b-8837-b8d212418613?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/pub/js/min/admin.js#L1404 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/pub/js/min/admin.js#L3533 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/ajax/SaveController.php#L52 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.4/pub/js/min/admin.js#L1404 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.4/pub/js/min/admin.js#L3533 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.4/src/ajax/SaveController.php#L52 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3631056%40loco-translate&new=3631056%40loco-translate
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