VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6514
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.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 3.01%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.01%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.01% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
- https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressBroken Link
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
- https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressBroken Link
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.