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CVE-2017-6514

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Date: May 22, 2019

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.

Language: PHP

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Related Resources (7)

https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6514
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6514
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6514
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-6514

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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