CVE•Published 2023-05-17•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2023-2745Wordpress · Wordpress

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

MEDIUM

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 1% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

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

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.

Timeline

Published 2023-05-17

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag13,786 hosts

vuln:CVE-2023-2745

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/wordpress/"

Matches any site loading the "wordpress" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Wordpress Wordpress"

All exposed Wordpress Wordpress instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Wordpress"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Wordpress" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.