Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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.

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Affected products

WordPress/WordPress2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.7.2
Package: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress
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Patches

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References

web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpressnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459nvd

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