SB2019052227 - Information disclosure in WordPress
Published: May 22, 2019 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019052227
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6514)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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
Install update from vendor's website.