VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2023-5692
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the redirect_guess_404_permalink function.
MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 0.84%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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'.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.84% probability · 56th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/
- https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/
- https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.