johnpbloch/wordpress-core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The vulnerability exists in the determine_locale
function via wp_lang
parameter due to lack of file access restrictions which allows an unauthenticated attacker to access and load arbitrary translation files and to inject and execute arbitrary scripts.
packetstormsecurity.com/files/172426/WordPress-Core-6.2-XSS-CSRF-Directory-Traversal.html
core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=55765%40%2F&new=55765%40%2F&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
github.com/johnpbloch/wordpress-core/commit/832b5f0e218e415373750ee09d865c95ca0cde06
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00024.html
wordpress.org/news/2023/05/wordpress-6-2-1-maintenance-security-release/
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/edcf46b6-368e-49c0-b2c3-99bf6e2d358f?source=cve