VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-2745

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability79.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-05-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@wordfence.com: CWE-22
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-22

Primary references