| Name | CVE-2017-6514 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
No security impact