CVE-2023-5561

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

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

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published10/16/2023

Last Modified4/23/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

wordpress:wordpress

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00014.html(contact@wpscan.com)

https://wpscan.com/blog/email-leak-oracle-vulnerability-addressed-in-wordpress-6-3-2/(contact@wpscan.com)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19380917-4c27-4095-abf1-eba6f913b441(contact@wpscan.com)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00014.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpscan.com/blog/email-leak-oracle-vulnerability-addressed-in-wordpress-6-3-2/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19380917-4c27-4095-abf1-eba6f913b441(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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