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CVE-2023-5561

WordPress < 6.3.2 - Unauthenticated Post Author Email Disclosure

Published: Oct 16, 2023Updated: Apr 23, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 10.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Nuclei · OpenVAS

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

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
WordPress Foundation
oss-project·US
WordPress
Web & CMS Plugins
WordPress
oss-project·USaka wp, wordpress.org, wordpress mu
WordPressOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://wordpress.org/news/2023/10/wordpress-6-3-2-maintenance-and-security-release/&#13;
wordpress.org
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7w6-3cp2-qjcv&#13;
github.com
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.242139&#13;
vuldb.com
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