phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1 Loader.php Loader::getTranslator locale path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1. This affects the function Loader::getTranslator of the file motranslator-master/src/Loader.php. The manipulation of the argument locale leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-121263. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1. This issue affects the function Loader::getTranslator of the file motranslator-master/src/Loader.php. The manipulation of the argument locale with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared by Ishan Oshada (Ishan). The advisory is shared at gist.github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-121263. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Ishan Oshada (Ishan) in Go. The exploit is available at gist.github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. By approaching the search of inurl:motranslator-master/src/Loader.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Database Administration Software

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• phpMyAdmin

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• MoTranslator

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• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1

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• open-source

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Accepted

• Submit #1018559: phpMyAdmin MoTranslator 6.0.1 Path Traversal in Loader::getTranslator (CWE-22) (by ishanoshada)

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