Loco Translate <= 2.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution via 'template' Parameter
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-15005 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Wordfence |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-16 09:16:17 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-16 13:38:53 UTC |
| Description | The Loco Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the execTemplate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server by supplying a php://filter stream wrapper URI as the 'template' parameter, which bypasses path validation and is passed directly to the include sink in execTemplate() via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.002110000 probability, percentile 0.115060000 (date 2026-07-20)
Problem Types: CWE-352 | CWE-352 CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Timwhitlock | Loco Translate | affected 2.8.5 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminController.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminController.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241d7a82-5fa5-40e3-9336-82364... | [email protected] | www.wordfence.com | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php | [email protected] | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: mikemyers (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-07-15T20:13:46.000Z | Disclosed |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.