CVE-2023-2745 : WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and inclu

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.

Published 2023-05-17 09:15:10

Updated 2025-04-24 19:15:45

Source Wordfence

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2023-2745

Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.9 and before (<) 4.9.23
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.2 and before (<) 4.2.35
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.0 and before (<) 5.0.19
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.2 and before (<) 5.2.18
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.6 and before (<) 4.6.26
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.6 and before (<) 5.6.11
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.5 and before (<) 4.5.29
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.3 and before (<) 4.3.31
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.4 and before (<) 5.4.13
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 6.0 and before (<) 6.0.4
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.8 and before (<) 4.8.22
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 6.1 and before (<) 6.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions before (<) 4.1.38
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.3 and before (<) 5.3.15
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.7 and before (<) 5.7.9
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.1 and before (<) 5.1.16
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.5 and before (<) 5.5.12
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.8 and before (<) 5.8.7
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 5.9 and before (<) 5.9.6
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.7 and before (<) 4.7.26
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress
Versions from including (>=) 4.4 and before (<) 4.4.30
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Wordpress » Wordpress » Version: 6.2
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Threat overview for CVE-2023-2745

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2023-2745

Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2023-2745 49,588

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-2745

EPSS FAQ

71.47%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 99 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2023-2745

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.2	2.7	Wordfence
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2023-2745

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

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security@wordfence.com (Primary)

References for CVE-2023-2745

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Changeset 55765 – WordPress Trac
Patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html

WordPress Core 6.2 XSS / CSRF / Directory Traversal ≈ Packet Storm
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/

WordPress 6.2.1 Maintenance & Security Release – WordPress News
Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 3462-1] wordpress security update
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve

Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274

WordPress Core 6.2 - Directory Traversal - PHP webapps Exploit