Vulnerability identifier: #VU35887
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
Web applications /
CMS
Vendor: WordPress.ORG
Description
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.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
WordPress: 4.7.2
External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459
http://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
http://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/
http://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.