CVE-2023-5692

WordPress Core <= 6.4.3 - Sensitive Information Exposure via redirect_guess_404_permalink

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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'.

WordPress Core es vulnerable a la exposición de información confidencial en versiones hasta la 6.4.3 incluida a través de la función redirect_guess_404_permalink. Esto puede permitir a atacantes no autenticados exponer el slug de una publicación personalizada cuyo estado de publicación 'publicly_queryable' se ha establecido en 'falso'.

*Credits: Francesco Carlucci

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-10-20 CVE Reserved
2024-04-04 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/57645
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_publicly_viewable
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_post_type_viewable
https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.3/src/wp-includes/canonical.php#L763
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e6f993b-ce09-4050-84a1-cbe9953f36b1?source=cve

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
WordPress Foundation Search vendor "WordPress Foundation"		WordPress Search vendor "WordPress Foundation" for product "WordPress"				<= 6.4.3 Search vendor "WordPress Foundation" for product "WordPress" and version " <= 6.4.3"		en		Affected