{
    "id": "CVE-2023-2745",
    "published": "2023-05-17 09:15:10",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 05:53:20",
    "cvss_score": "5.4",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.79527",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99594",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:31:48",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "52274",
            "title": "WordPress Core 6.2 - Directory Traversal",
            "date": "2025-04-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2023/05/wordpress-core-6-2-1-security-maintenance-release-what-you-need-to-know/",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html",
        "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve"
    ]
}