CVE-2026-15005 | Loco Translate <= 2.8.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Remote Code Execution via 'template' Parameter

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.

Published: 2026-07-16 Last update: 2026-07-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-15005 is rated Low Risk (39.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-15005

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-07-16 0.21%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-15005

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-15005

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-15005

GHSA-5339-rrvx-g5v3 · Severity: high — The Loco Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-15005

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-15005

URL Tags
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminController.php#L38
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php#L128
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php#L273
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php#L274
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminController.php#L38
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php#L128
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php#L273
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php#L274
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3603894%40loco-translate&new=3603894%40loco-translate
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241d7a82-5fa5-40e3-9336-823644ca17f0?source=cve
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