Description
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| phpMyAdmin | MoTranslator | 6.0.0, 6.0.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | phpmyadmin-motranslator | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | phpmyadmin-motranslator | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | phpmyadmin-motranslator | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | phpmyadmin | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-430229 | phpMyAdmin MoTranslator Loader.php getTranslator path traversal vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-430229 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-121263 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1018559 | phpMyAdmin MoTranslator 6.0.1 Path Traversal in Loader::getTranslator (CWE-22) third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/Ishanoshada/42eb6d8737aef38e133afb04fd2e52e8 exploit