CVE-2023-2745CWE-22

WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal

Medium · published May 17, 2023

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High probability of exploitation

CVSS calls it medium at 5.4. It sits in the 99.6th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS v3.1
5.4
EPSS
80%
Percentile
99.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.79527 · 99.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2023-05-17T08:36Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAY 08:36Z
    WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal
    cvelistv5