CVE-2017-6514 Information

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459 https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress 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.

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.3