WordPress up to 6.4.3 redirect_guess_404_permalink information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WordPress up to 6.4.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function redirect_guess_404_permalink. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-5692. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WordPress up to 6.4.3. This affects the function redirect_guess_404_permalink. 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:

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'.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5692 since 10/20/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 6.5

Timelineinfo

10/20/2023 🔍
04/05/2024 +168 days 🔍
04/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2026 +739 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: 57645
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259479

Entryinfo

Created: 04/05/2024 10:14
Updated: 04/14/2026 11:05
Changes: 04/05/2024 10:14 (53), 05/10/2024 02:30 (2), 05/10/2024 02:38 (12), 04/14/2026 11:05 (3)
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