CVE-2023-5561

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

WordPress does not properly restrict which user fields are searchable via the REST API, allowing unauthenticated attackers to discern the email addresses of users who have published public posts on an affected website via an Oracle style attack

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 16, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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