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.
CVE-2026-15005
HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-16. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(high)
- EPSS
- 11.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 16, 2026
Last Modified
July 16, 2026
References (10)
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminController.php#L38
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php#L128
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php#L273
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.3/src/mvc/View.php#L274
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminController.php#L38
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/AdminRouter.php#L128
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php#L273
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/loco-translate/tags/2.8.5/src/mvc/View.php#L274
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3603894%40loco-translate&new=3603894%40loco-translate
- security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/241d7a82-5fa5-40e3-9336-823644ca17f0?source=cve
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-15005(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 14:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-19 02:28 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-16 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-16 08:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-16 08:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-15005?
CVE-2026-15005 is a high vulnerability published on July 16, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-15005 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-15005 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15005 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15005?
CVE-2026-15005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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