CVE-2023-2745
medium · 5.4A public exploit / detection template exists
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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.
5.4
CVSS
79.5%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
100th
EPSS percentile
2023-05-17
Published
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-22
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | < 4.1.38 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.2, < 4.2.35 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.3, < 4.3.31 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.4, < 4.4.30 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.5, < 4.5.29 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.6, < 4.6.26 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.7, < 4.7.26 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.8, < 4.8.22 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 4.9, < 4.9.23 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.0, < 5.0.19 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.1, < 5.1.16 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.2, < 5.2.18 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.3, < 5.3.15 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.4, < 5.4.13 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.5, < 5.5.12 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.6, < 5.6.11 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.7, < 5.7.9 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.8, < 5.8.7 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 5.9, < 5.9.6 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 6.0, < 6.0.4 |
| wordpress | wordpress | >= 6.1, < 6.1.2 |
| wordpress | wordpress | 6.2 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wordpress-core-6-2-1-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/
- 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://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2023-2745