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CVE-2023-2745

WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal

CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.4

CVSS: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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by Wordfence. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org

Key data

CVSS 3.1 Medium 5.4

Score published by Wordfence in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

  • Attack vector: Network

    The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.

  • Attack complexity: High

    The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.

  • Privileges required: None

    No account or privileges are needed.

  • User interaction: None

    No action from any user is needed.

  • Scope: Changed

    The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.

  • Confidentiality impact: Low

    Limited effect on the secrecy of data.

  • Integrity impact: Low

    Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.

  • Availability impact: None

    No effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
Score
0.79657 (79.7% probability)
Percentile
99.6%
Scores of
Nov 10, 2026
Model
v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Jan 13, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.
CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CWE license.
  • CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

  • WordPress

    • affected: before 4.1.38
    • affected: 4.2 up to before 4.2.35
    • affected: 4.3 up to before 4.3.31
    • affected: 4.4 up to before 4.4.30
    • affected: 4.5 up to before 4.5.29
    • affected: 4.6 up to before 4.6.26
    • affected: 4.7 up to before 4.7.26
    • affected: 4.8 up to before 4.8.22
    • affected: 4.9 up to before 4.9.23
    • affected: 5.0 up to before 5.0.19
    • affected: 5.1 up to before 5.1.16
    • affected: 5.2 up to before 5.2.18
    • affected: 5.3 up to before 5.3.15
    • affected: 5.4 up to before 5.4.13
    • affected: 5.5 up to before 5.5.12
    • affected: 5.6 up to before 5.6.11
    • affected: 5.7 up to before 5.7.9
    • affected: 5.8 up to before 5.8.7
    • affected: 5.9 up to before 5.9.6
    • affected: 6.0 up to before 6.0.4
    • affected: 6.1 up to before 6.1.2
    • affected: 6.2 up to before 6.2.1

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