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CVE-2023-2745

Date: May 17, 2023

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.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2745
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-2745
https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-2745

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CWE-22

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

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