Medium severity · published Apr 5, 2024
CVE-2023-5692
WordPress Core <= 6.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via redirect_guess_404_permalink
5.3
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/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)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
WordPress · WordPress
through 6.4.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5692
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5692
core.trac.wordpress.org
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645
developer.wordpress.org
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/
developer.wordpress.org
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/
github.com
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve
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