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CVE-2017-6514

WordPress 4.7.2 mishandles listings of post authors, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (Path Disclosure) via a…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.0%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.01% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • github.com /CFSECURITE/wordpress · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • web.archive.org /web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/108459 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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