CVE-2023-2745

Vulnerability 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.

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References

• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55Patch
• https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/Release Notes
• https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wordpress-core-6-2-1-security-maintenance
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2cThird Party Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-DirectorThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55Patch
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html
• https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/Release Notes
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2cThird Party Advisory