CVE-2023-2745
WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal
MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 79.5%
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.
- Affected
- WordPress Foundation · WordPress
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS v3.1 WORDFENCE
- 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - EPSS
- 79.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- Nuclei
- medium · CWE-22
- Published
- 2023-05-17
- Updated
- 2026-04-08
Nuclei templates (1)
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Travers…
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2…
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F…
- https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release