CVE-2017-6514

NameCVE-2017-6514
DescriptionWordPress 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wordpress (PTS)buster5.0.15+dfsg1-0+deb10u1vulnerable
buster (security)5.0.21+dfsg1-0+deb10u1vulnerable
bullseye (security), bullseye5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u2vulnerable
bookworm6.1.1+dfsg1-1vulnerable
sid, trixie6.5.2+dfsg1-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wordpresssource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

No security impact

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