github - ghsa-xgqr-2mpj-w9qv

GHSA-XGQR-2MPJ-W9QV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 21:14 – Updated: 2025-04-24 21:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-2745"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-05-17T09:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.2, via the \u2018wp_lang\u2019 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-xgqr-2mpj-w9qv",
  "modified": "2025-04-24T21:31:46Z",
  "published": "2023-07-06T21:14:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2745"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=55765%40%2F\u0026new=55765%40%2F\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2023-2745 (GCVE-0-2023-2745)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-17 08:36 – Updated: 2025-04-24 18:22

Summary

Severity ?

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-…
	https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_ema…
	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordP…
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	WordPress Foundation	WordPress	Affected: * , ≤ 4.1 (semver) Affected: 4.1 , < 4.1.38 (semver) Affected: 4.2 , < 4.2.35 (semver) Affected: 4.3 , < 4.3.31 (semver) Affected: 4.4 , < 4.4.30 (semver) Affected: 4.5 , < 4.5.29 (semver) Affected: 4.6 , < 4.6.26 (semver) Affected: 4.7 , < 4.7.26 (semver) Affected: 4.8 , < 4.8.22 (semver) Affected: 4.9 , < 4.9.23 (semver) Affected: 5.0 , < 5.0.19 (semver) Affected: 5.1 , < 5.1.16 (semver) Affected: 5.2 , < 5.2.18 (semver) Affected: 5.3 , < 5.3.15 (semver) Affected: 5.4 , < 5.4.13 (semver) Affected: 5.5 , < 5.5.12 (semver) Affected: 5.6 , < 5.6.11 (semver) Affected: 5.7 , < 5.7.9 (semver) Affected: 5.8 , < 5.8.7 (semver) Affected: 5.9 , < 5.9.6 (semver) Affected: 6.0 , < 6.0.4 (semver) Affected: 6.1 , < 6.1.2 (semver) Affected: 6.2 , < 6.2.1 (semver)

Credits

Ramuel Gall Matt Rusnak

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-04-24T18:22:33.536Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=55765%40%2F\u0026new=55765%40%2F\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container",
        "x_generator": {
          "engine": "ADPogram 0.0.1"
        }
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-2745",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-01-13T16:22:24.483760Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-01-13T16:49:16.213Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "WordPress",
          "vendor": "WordPress Foundation",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "4.1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "*",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.1.38",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.1",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.2.35",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.2",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.3.31",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.3",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.4.30",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.4",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.5.29",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.5",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.6.26",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.7.26",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.7",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.8.22",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.8",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "4.9.23",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "4.9",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.0.19",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.1.16",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.1",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.2.18",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.2",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.3.15",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.3",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.4.13",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.4",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.5.12",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.5",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.6.11",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.6",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.7.9",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.7",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.8.7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.8",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "5.9.6",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "5.9",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.0.4",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.1.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.1",
              "versionType": "semver"
            },
            {
              "lessThan": "6.2.1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.2",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Ramuel Gall"
        },
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Matt Rusnak"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.2, via the \u2018wp_lang\u2019 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."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 5.4,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (\u0027Path Traversal\u0027)",
              "lang": "en"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-06-21T00:06:14.619Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=55765%40%2F\u0026new=55765%40%2F\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
        },
        {
          "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2023-05-16T00:00:00.000+00:00",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-2745",
    "datePublished": "2023-05-17T08:36:44.034Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-05-16T19:53:02.398Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-24T18:22:33.536Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

GHSA-XGQR-2MPJ-W9QV

CVE-2023-2745 (GCVE-0-2023-2745)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature