CVE-2017-6514 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can obtain sensitive path disclosure information via crafted oEmbed requests in WordPress.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6514?
CVE-2017-6514 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 22 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6514?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6514?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6514 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6514 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6514 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6514, GHSA-rc6p-mq83-6q2w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6514.