CVE-2023-2745 (GCVE-0-2023-2745)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-05-17 08:36
Modified
2026-04-08 17:31
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress Foundation | WordPress |
Version: 0 ≤ Version: 4.2 ≤ Version: 4.3 ≤ Version: 4.4 ≤ Version: 4.5 ≤ Version: 4.6 ≤ Version: 4.7 ≤ Version: 4.8 ≤ Version: 4.9 ≤ Version: 5.0 ≤ Version: 5.1 ≤ Version: 5.2 ≤ Version: 5.3 ≤ Version: 5.4 ≤ Version: 5.5 ≤ Version: 5.6 ≤ Version: 5.7 ≤ Version: 5.8 ≤ Version: 5.9 ≤ Version: 6.0 ≤ Version: 6.1 ≤ Version: 6.2 ≤ |
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