Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Loco Translate Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2026-94239

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Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Loco Translate
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 October 2026

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-94239?

The Loco Translate WordPress plugin, prior to version 2.8.9, contains a vulnerability that fails to properly sanitize and escape certain bundle configuration values before rendering them in an admin interface. This oversight allows users with translator capabilities and higher to exploit the vulnerability, potentially executing stored cross-site scripting attacks. Such attacks could compromise the security of high-privilege users, including administrators, by injecting malicious scripts when they access the affected admin page.

Affected Version(s)

Loco Translate 0 < 2.8.9

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-94239 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ab3ec44-cf3b-43ac-8c84-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Het Kalariya
WPScan
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