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Debian: CVE-2023-5561: wordpress -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2023-5561: wordpress -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/16/2023
Created
11/28/2023
Added
11/27/2023
Modified
11/27/2023

Description

WordPress does not properly restrict which user fields are searchable via the REST API, allowing unauthenticated attackers to discern the email addresses of users who have published public posts on an affected website via an Oracle style attack

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-wordpress

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