CVE-2026-94239 Loco Translate < 2.8.9 - Translator+ Stored XSS via Bundle Configuration
Stored XSS in Loco Translate allows translators to inject scripts into admin pages, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-94239?
CVE-2026-94239 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Loco Translate, published on 3 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not sanitise and escape some bundle configuration values before outputting them back in an admin page, allowing users with the translator capability and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users such as administrators.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-94239?
How do I fix CVE-2026-94239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-94239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2026-94239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-94239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmgg-47vp-73xr.