WordPress up to 6.0.2 Post by Email Feature information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress up to 6.0.2 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Post by Email Feature. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-43504. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress up to 6.0.2 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Post by Email Feature. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature.

The weakness was released 12/05/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-43504 since 10/22/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wordpress.org.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 6.0.3

Timelineinfo

10/22/2022 🔍
12/05/2022 +44 days 🔍
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12/26/2022 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-43504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-43504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214791

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2022 08:16
Updated: 12/26/2022 09:20
Changes: 12/05/2022 08:16 (42), 12/26/2022 09:20 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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