vulnerability
Wordpress: CVE-2017-6514: Information Exposure Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 22, 2019 | Mar 12, 2021 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 22, 2019
Added
Mar 12, 2021
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solution
misc-no-solution-exists
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