Medium severity · published May 22, 2019
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,…
5.3
CVSS
3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
4.7.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6514
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6514
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
Broken Link
https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
Third Party Advisory
https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
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