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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-6514

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PleskWin Other Vulnerability (CVE-2013-0133)

Django Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling') Vulnerability (CVE-2021-23336)

WordPress 4.3.x Multiple Vulnerabilities (4.3 - 4.3.21)

Severity

Medium

Classification

CVE-2017-6514 CWE-200 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities