---
id: CVE-2026-121263
title: phpMyAdmin MoTranslator Loader.php getTranslator path traversal
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was determined in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1. The
  impacted element is the function Loader::getTranslator of the file
  motranslator-master/src/Loader.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument
  locale can lead to…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: phpMyAdmin
product: MoTranslator
affected:
  - MoTranslator 6.0.0
  - MoTranslator 6.0.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-03T22:38:11.213647Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T22:40:59.859Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121263'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/430229'
    label: >-
      VDB-430229 | phpMyAdmin MoTranslator Loader.php getTranslator path
      traversal
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/430229/cti'
    label: 'VDB-430229 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-121263'
    label: CVE-2026-121263 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1018559'
    label: >-
      Submit #1018559 | phpMyAdmin MoTranslator 6.0.1 Path Traversal in
      Loader::getTranslator (CWE-22)
  - url: 'https://gist.github.com/Ishanoshada/42eb6d8737aef38e133afb04fd2e52e8'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00462
epssPercentile: 0.4017
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.604Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was determined in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1. The impacted element is the function Loader::getTranslator of the file motranslator-master/src/Loader.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument locale can lead to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## Affected

- `MoTranslator 6.0.0`
- `MoTranslator 6.0.1`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.