CVE-2022-43504: 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…

PriorityP432medium5.3CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCLINAN

EPSS

1.40%

69.5th percentile

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 developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.

Affected

30 ranges· showing 25

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	wordpress	< wordpress 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)	wordpress 6.0.3+dfsg1-1 (bookworm)
wordpress.org	wordpress	—	—
wordpress	wordpress	< 3.7.40	3.7.40
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u1	5.7.8+dfsg1-0+deb11u1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 6.0.3+dfsg1-1	6.0.3+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 6.0.3+dfsg1-1	6.0.3+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 6.0.3+dfsg1-1	6.0.3+dfsg1-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 3.8 < 3.8.40	3.8.40
wordpress	wordpress	>= 3.9 < 3.9.39	3.9.39
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.0 < 4.0.37	4.0.37
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.1 < 4.1.37	4.1.37
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.2 < 4.2.34	4.2.34
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.3 < 4.3.30	4.3.30
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.4 < 4.4.29	4.4.29
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.5 < 4.5.28	4.5.28
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.6 < 4.6.25	4.6.25
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.7 < 4.7.25	4.7.25
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.8 < 4.8.21	4.8.21
wordpress	wordpress	>= 4.9 < 4.9.22	4.9.22
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.0 < 5.0.18	5.0.18
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.1 < 5.1.15	5.1.15
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.2 < 5.2.17	5.2.17
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.3 < 5.3.14	5.3.14
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.4 < 5.4.12	5.4.12
wordpress	wordpress	>= 5.5 < 5.5.11	5.5.11

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

osv5.3MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.3MEDIUM

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