WordPress < 6.3.2 is vulnerable to Broken Access Control
Vulnerability Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in WordPress from 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.13, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7, from 5.8 through 5.8.7, from 5.7 through 5.7.9, from 5.6 through 5.6.11, from 5.5 through 5.5.12, from 5.4 through 5.4.13, from 5.3 through 5.3.15, from 5.2 through 5.2.18, from 5.1 through 5.1.16, from 5.0 through 5.0.19, from 4.9 through 4.9.23, from 4.8 through 4.8.22, from 4.7 through 4.7.26, from 4.6 through 4.6.26, from 4.5 through 4.5.29, from 4.4 through 4.4.30, from 4.3 through 4.3.31, from 4.2 through 4.2.35, from 4.1 through 4.1.38.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack)
- Jb Audras (WordPress Security Team)
References
- https://patchstack.com/articles/wordpress-core-6-3-2-security-update-technical-advisory?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wordpress/wordpress-wordpress-core-core-6-3-2-contributor-comment-read-on-private-and-password-protected-post-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EVFT4DPZRFTXJPEPADM22BZVIUD2P66/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQBL4ZQCBFNQ76XHM5257CIBFQRGT5QY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GCCVDPKOK57WCTH2QJ5DJM3B53RJNZKA/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00014.html
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