Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201765140000000
Revision Date
:
2019-05-22
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-6514 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description
:
WordPress 4.7.2 mishandles listings of post authors, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (Path Disclosure) via a /wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url= request, related to the "author_name":" substring.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-6514
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
wordpress package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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