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WordPress Loco Translate Plugin < 2.5.4 PHP Injection Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The WordPress plugin Loco Translate is prone to a PHP injection vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The plugin mishandles data inputs which get saved to a file, which can be renamed to an extension ending in .php, resulting in authenticated 'translator' users being able to inject PHP code into files ending with .php in web accessible locations.
Affected Software
Affected Software
WordPress Loco Translate version 2.5.3 and prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.5.4 or later.