CVE-2023-2745mediumobserved exploitationCWE-22

CVE-2023-2745: medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress

WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal

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92Vexday Risk Score

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ssvc Actcvss 5.4epss 80%
from disclosure to weapon889 days
Published on NVDMay 17
1st PoC+889d
VulnCheck+1083d
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:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
WordPress Foundation · WordPress
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