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1 vulnerability by timwhitlock

CVE-2026-4146 (GCVE-0-2026-4146)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-31 04:25 – Updated: 2026-03-31 20:10
VLAI?
Title
Loco Translate <= 2.8.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'update_href' Parameter
Summary
The Loco Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘update_href’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.8.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
timwhitlock Loco Translate Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.8.2 (semver)
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Credits
Jack Pas
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