BIT-wordpress-2023-5561

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    BIT-wordpress-2023-5561

    Published: 6 Mar 2024Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026

    Summary: WordPress < 6.3.2 - Unauthenticated Post Author Email Disclosure

    Details: 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

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00014.html, https://wpscan.com/blog/email-leak-oracle-vulnerability-addressed-in-wordpress-6-3-2/, https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19380917-4c27-4095-abf1-eba6f913b441, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5561

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wordpress

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/wordpress

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 4.7.0
    Fixed -4.7.27

    Affected versions

    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
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