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CVE-2023-2745

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.2, via the ‘wp_lang’ parameter.

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
WordpressWordpress
before 4.1.38
from 4.2 before 4.2.35
from 4.3 before 4.3.31
from 4.4 before 4.4.30
from 4.5 before 4.5.29
from 4.6 before 4.6.26

Weakness classification

CWE-22

References