MEDIUM
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
Published May 22, 2019
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.01%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.01% 0.03008
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03008
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03008) | 86.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.01% (0.03008) | 85.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01457) | 79.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.67% (0.10666) | 88.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01457) | 79.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 10.67% (0.10666) | 92.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 53.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 28.66th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 28.03th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 65.02th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.05% (0.01046) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108459 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20180612235401/https://github.com/CFSECURITE/wordpress | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 22, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 7, 2017
Link CVE-2017-6514
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a