CVE-2026-15066 PUBLISHED

Loco Translate <= 2.8.7 - Authenticated (Translator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via PO File Extracted Comments

Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 08.07.2026 Published: 16.08.2026 Updated: 16.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.4

Product Status

Vendor timwhitlock
Product Loco Translate
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.8.7 (incl.)

Credits

  • MatilJ finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE