5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-5692
WordPress Core Sensitive Information Exposure
Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the redirect_guess_404_permalink function. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to expose the slug of a custom post whose 'publicly_queryable' post status has been set to 'false'.

INFO

Published Date :

April 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-5692 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-5692 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-5692 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645
    Added Reference https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/
    Added Reference https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/
    Added Reference https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763
    Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.4.3 via the redirect_guess_404_permalink function. This can allow unauthenticated attackers to expose the slug of a custom post whose 'publicly_queryable' post status has been set to 'false'.
    Added Reference Wordfence https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Wordfence https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Wordfence AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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