WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-2745
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-05-17 09:15:10 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:18:19 UTC
DescriptionWordPress 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.1.38 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.2 4.2.35 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.3 4.3.31 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.4 4.4.30 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.5 4.5.29 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.6 4.6.26 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.7 4.7.26 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.8 4.8.22 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 4.9 4.9.23 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.0 5.0.19 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.1 5.1.16 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.2 5.2.18 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.3 5.3.15 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.4 5.4.13 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.5 5.5.12 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.6 5.6.11 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.7 5.7.9 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.8 5.8.7 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 5.9 5.9.6 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 6.0 6.0.4 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 6.1 6.1.2 semver Not specified
CNA WordPress Foundation WordPress affected 6.2 6.2.1 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 core.trac.wordpress.org Patch
[SECURITY] [DLA 3462-1] wordpress security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
WordPress 6.2.1 Maintenance & Security Release – WordPress News af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Release Notes
WordPress Core 6.2 XSS / CSRF / Directory Traversal ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wordpress-core-6-2-1-security-maintenance-releas... [email protected] www.wordfence.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Ramuel Gall (en)

CNA: Matt Rusnak (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-05-16T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 154141 WordPress Directory Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2023-2745)
  • 6000064 Debian Security Update for wordpress (DLA 3462-1)
  • 730803 WordPress Prior to 6.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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