CVE-2023-5692 (GCVE-0-2023-5692)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-05 12:52 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:59
VLAI
Title
WordPress Core <= 6.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via redirect_guess_404_permalink
Summary
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'.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-05 13:58 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-200 - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WordPress Foundation WordPress Affected: 0 , ≤ 6.4.3 (semver)
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Credits
Francesco Carlucci
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