CVE-2023-2745: WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 79.4%
Down from 79.5% on .
EPSS score, percentile 99.6 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 4.1.38
- from 4.2 to before 4.2.35
- from 4.3 to before 4.3.31
- from 4.4 to before 4.4.30
- from 4.5 to before 4.5.29
- from 4.6 to before 4.6.26
and 6 more in the table below
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 4.1.38 |
| Affected | from 4.2 to before 4.2.35 |
| Affected | from 4.3 to before 4.3.31 |
| Affected | from 4.4 to before 4.4.30 |
| Affected | from 4.5 to before 4.5.29 |
| Affected | from 4.6 to before 4.6.26 |
| Affected | from 4.7 to before 4.7.26 |
| Affected | from 4.8 to before 4.8.22 |
| Affected | from 4.9 to before 4.9.23 |
| Affected | from 5.0 to before 5.0.19 |
| Affected | from 5.1 to before 5.1.16 |
| Affected | from 5.2 to before 5.2.18 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
And 10 more version entries in the CVE record.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-22
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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