| Name | CVE-2023-2745 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3462-1, DSA-5685-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1036296 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.1.35+dfsg-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 4.7.23+dfsg-0+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 6.6.1+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| wordpress | source | stretch | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| wordpress | source | buster | 5.0.19+dfsg1-0+deb10u1 | DLA-3462-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | bullseye | 5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | DSA-5685-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | bookworm | 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5685-1 | ||
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | 6.2.1+dfsg1-1 | 1036296 |
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old=55765&new=55765
https://wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/