CVE-2023-5692 WordPress Core <= 6.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via redirect_guess_404_permalink
Unauthenticated attackers can expose slugs of custom posts with non-public statuses via a redirect function in WordPress Core.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-5692?
CVE-2023-5692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in WordPress, published on 5 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the redirect_guess_404_permalink function. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to expose the slug of a custom post whose 'publicly_queryable' post status has been set to 'false'.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5692?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wordpress Bitnami | All versions | 6.5.0 |
wordpress-multisite Bitnami | All versions | 6.5.0 |
How do I fix CVE-2023-5692?
Upgrade wordpress to 6.5.0 or later.
Is CVE-2023-5692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-wordpress-2023-5692, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2023-5692, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5692, GHSA-9m7w-p6hr-xv2x, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5692.