CVE-2017-6514

Published: May 22, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

Description

WordPress 4.7.2 mishandles listings of post authors, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (Path Disclosure) via a /wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url= request, related to the "author_name":" substring.

Affected (1)

Products: Wordpress: Wordpress

Wordpress

1 product

Wordpress

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wordpress Wordpress	Version 4.7.2

Related CWEs

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link

https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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