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.

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Description 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.
Title Loco Translate < 2.8.9 - Translator+ Limited File Read via 'path' Parameter
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

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Updated: 2026-10-03T06:00:27.699Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T08:00:51.121Z

Link: CVE-2026-94238

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-03T06:16:47.123

Modified: 2026-10-03T06:16:47.123

Link: CVE-2026-94238

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