5.4

CVE-2023-2745: wordpress foundation wordpress Path Traversal

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-2745DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2745DLA-3462-1
Published 17-05-2023Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-2745 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Path Traversal vulnerability in wordpress foundation wordpress. EPSS estimates a 79.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 4.1.38.

Overall risk
48/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
79.53%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-5685-1

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

79.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 79.53% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
79.53%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasephpUnverified

    WordPress Core 6.2 - Directory Traversal

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress2 products
  • wordpress< 4.1.38 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.2.35 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.3, < 4.3.31 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.4, < 4.4.30 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.5, < 4.5.29 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.6, < 4.6.26 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.7, < 4.7.26 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.8, < 4.8.22 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 4.9, < 4.9.23 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.0, < 5.0.19 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.1, < 5.1.16 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.2, < 5.2.18 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.3, < 5.3.15 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.4, < 5.4.13 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.5, < 5.5.12 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.6, < 5.6.11 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.7, < 5.7.9 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.8, < 5.8.7 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 5.9, < 5.9.6 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 6.0, < 6.0.4 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 6.1, < 6.1.2 (fixed in 4.1.38) | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.1 (fixed in 4.1.38)
  • wordpress< 4.1.38 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.2.35 | ≥ 4.3, < 4.3.31 | ≥ 4.4, < 4.4.30 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.5.29 | ≥ 4.6, < 4.6.26 | ≥ 4.7, < 4.7.26 | ≥ 4.8, < 4.8.22 | ≥ 4.9, < 4.9.23 | ≥ 5.0, < 5.0.19 | ≥ 5.1, < 5.1.16 | ≥ 5.2, < 5.2.18 | ≥ 5.3, < 5.3.15 | ≥ 5.4, < 5.4.13 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.5.12 | ≥ 5.6, < 5.6.11 | ≥ 5.7, < 5.7.9 | ≥ 5.8, < 5.8.7 | ≥ 5.9, < 5.9.6 | ≥ 6.0, < 6.0.4 | ≥ 6.1, < 6.1.2 | 6.2
Debian1 product
  • wordpress< 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | < 6.2.1+dfsg1-1 | < 5.0.19+dfsg1-0+deb10u1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wordpressAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wordpress foundation1 product
  • wordpress< 4.1.38 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.2.35 | ≥ 4.3, < 4.3.31 | ≥ 4.4, < 4.4.30 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.5.29 | ≥ 4.6, < 4.6.26 | ≥ 4.7, < 4.7.26 | ≥ 4.8, < 4.8.22 | ≥ 4.9, < 4.9.23 | ≥ 5.0, < 5.0.19 | ≥ 5.1, < 5.1.16 | ≥ 5.2, < 5.2.18 | ≥ 5.3, < 5.3.15 | ≥ 5.4, < 5.4.13 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.5.12 | ≥ 5.6, < 5.6.11 | ≥ 5.7, < 5.7.9 | ≥ 5.8, < 5.8.7 | ≥ 5.9, < 5.9.6 | ≥ 6.0, < 6.0.4 | ≥ 6.1, < 6.1.2 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.2.1

4 vendors · 5 products

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