WordPress Core <= 6.3.1 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Sensitive Information Exposure via Comments on Protected Posts

4.3
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2023-39999
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)
Publicly Published October 12, 2023
Last Updated October 13, 2023
Researchers Rafie Muhammad - Patchstack
Jb Audras - WordPress Security Team

Description

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 6.3.1 via the comments listing. This allows authenticated users, with contributor-level privileges or above, to view comments on protected posts.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 4.1.39, 4.2.36, 4.3.32, 4.4.31, 4.5.30, 4.6.27, 4.7.27, 4.8.23, 4.9.24, 5.0.20, 5.1.17, 5.2.19, 5.3.16, 5.4.14, 5.5.13, 5.6.12, 5.7.10, 5.8.8, 5.9.8, 6.0.6, 6.1.4, 6.2.3, 6.3.2
Affected Versions
  • <= 4.1.38
  • 5.7 - 5.7.9
  • 5.8 - 5.8.7
  • 5.9 - 5.9.7
Expand to see 19 more affected version ranges.
  • 6.0 - 6.0.5
  • 6.1 - 6.1.3
  • 6.2 - 6.2.2
  • 6.3 - 6.3.1
  • 4.2 - 4.2.35
  • 4.3 - 4.3.31
  • 4.4 - 4.4.30
  • 4.5 - 4.5.29
  • 4.6 - 4.6.26
  • 4.7 - 4.7.26
  • 4.8 - 4.8.22
  • 4.9 - 4.9.23
  • 5.0 - 5.0.19
  • 5.1 - 5.1.16
  • 5.2 - 5.2.18
  • 5.3 - 5.3.15
  • 5.4 - 5.4.13
  • 5.5 - 5.5.12
  • 5.6 - 5.6.11
Patched Versions
  • 4.1.39
  • 4.2.36
  • 4.3.32
  • 4.4.31
Expand to see 19 more patched versions.
  • 4.5.30
  • 4.6.27
  • 4.7.27
  • 4.8.23
  • 4.9.24
  • 5.0.20
  • 5.1.17
  • 5.2.19
  • 5.3.16
  • 5.4.14
  • 5.5.13
  • 5.6.12
  • 5.7.10
  • 5.8.8
  • 5.9.8
  • 6.0.6
  • 6.1.4
  • 6.2.3
  • 6.3.2

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