FKIE_CVE-2017-6514

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-05-22 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:22
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wordpress wordpress 4.7.2
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:22:29.243",
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