CVE-2023-2745

MEDIUM EPSS 99.6%
Published May 17, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.4 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 17, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.2, via the ‘wp_lang’ parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access and load arbitrary translation files. In cases where an attacker is able to upload a crafted translation file onto the site, such as via an upload form, this could be also used to perform a Cross-Site Scripting attack.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.4
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
99.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 22

VendorProductVersionRange
wordpresswordpress* <4.1.38
wordpresswordpress*≥4.2  –  <4.2.35
wordpresswordpress*≥4.3  –  <4.3.31
wordpresswordpress*≥4.4  –  <4.4.30
wordpresswordpress*≥4.5  –  <4.5.29
wordpresswordpress*≥4.6  –  <4.6.26
wordpresswordpress*≥4.7  –  <4.7.26
wordpresswordpress*≥4.8  –  <4.8.22
wordpresswordpress*≥4.9  –  <4.9.23
wordpresswordpress*≥5.0  –  <5.0.19
wordpresswordpress*≥5.1  –  <5.1.16
wordpresswordpress*≥5.2  –  <5.2.18
wordpresswordpress*≥5.3  –  <5.3.15
wordpresswordpress*≥5.4  –  <5.4.13
wordpresswordpress*≥5.5  –  <5.5.12
wordpresswordpress*≥5.6  –  <5.6.11
wordpresswordpress*≥5.7  –  <5.7.9
wordpresswordpress*≥5.8  –  <5.8.7
wordpresswordpress*≥5.9  –  <5.9.6
wordpresswordpress*≥6.0  –  <6.0.4
wordpresswordpress*≥6.1  –  <6.1.2
wordpresswordpress6.2any

References 7

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html
  • wordpress.org https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/
    Release Notes
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wordpress-core-6-2-1-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/
  • wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • core.trac.wordpress.org https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    Patch