What is CVE-2023-2745?

CVE-2023-2745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Foundation, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-2745?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2745 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Wordpress Foundation

CVE-2023-2745

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 abl…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.793 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wordpress Foundation — versions 0, 4.2, 4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2745?: CVE-2023-2745 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Foundation, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-2745?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2745 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.