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    CVE-2023-5561

    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

    Published:Oct 16, 2023
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2025
    EPS:Oct 16, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.69238
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wordpress
    Product
    Wordpress

    Exploits

    https://wpscan.com/blog/email-leak-oracle-vulnerability-addressed-in-wordpress-6-3-2/https://wpscan.com/blog/email-leak-oracle-vulnerability-addressed-in-wordpress-6-3-2/https://github.com/dthkhang/CVE-2023-5561-PoChttps://github.com/pog007/CVE-2023-5561-PoChttps://github.com/rootxsushant/CVE-2023-5561-POC-Updated

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High