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

Related Vulnerabilities

e107 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2012-3843)

YOURLS Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2020-27388)

PHP Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability (CVE-2015-3416)

MySQL CVE-2015-4769 Vulnerability (CVE-2015-4769)

WordPress Plugin Ultimate TinyMCE 'swfupload.swf' Cross-Site Scripting (3.5)

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