CVE-2017-6514

MEDIUM

WordPress 4.7.2 - Path Disclosure via OEmbed Endpoint

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0138
EPSS Percentile 80.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress 4.7.2
Published May 22, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026