CVE-2023-5692

Published: Apr 5, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

5.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4

Source: security@wordfence.com (Secondary)

Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the redirect_guess_404_permalink function. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to expose the slug of a custom post whose 'publicly_queryable' post status has been set to 'false'.

Related CWEs

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 (10)

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve

Source: security@wordfence.com

https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645

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

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/

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

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/

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

https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763

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

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve

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

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