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CVE-2023-2745 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]
CWE-22	Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wordpress wordpress	< 4.1.38 >= 4.2, < 4.2.35 >= 4.3, < 4.3.31 >= 4.4, < 4.4.30 >= 4.5, < 4.5.29
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:6.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Apr 8, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 24, 2025	CVE Modified	CVE
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 21, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 26, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
May 17, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]