WordPress Core < 6.2.1 - Directory Traversal
92Vexday Risk Score
Patch now. It exploitation observed by VulnCheck and has a working public exploit.
ssvc Actcvss 5.4epss 80%
from disclosure to weapon889 days
Published on NVDMay 17
1st PoC+889d
VulnCheck+1083d
exploitation probability
80%top 1% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
yesVulnCheck
4 public exploit(s)
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected products
WordPress Foundation · WordPresspublic PoCs found — 4
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References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.htmlhttps://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.htmlhttps://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52274https://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