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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in WordPress from 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.13, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7, from 5.8 through 5.8.7, from 5.7 through 5.7.9, from 5.6 through 5.6.11, from 5.5 through 5.5.12, from 5.4 through 5.4.13, from 5.3 through 5.3.15, from 5.2 through 5.2.18, from 5.1 through 5.1.16, from 5.0 through 5.0.19, from 4.9 through 4.9.23, from 4.8 through 4.8.22, from 4.7 through 4.7.26, from 4.6 through 4.6.26, from 4.5 through 4.5.29, from 4.4 through 4.4.30, from 4.3 through 4.3.31, from 4.2 through 4.2.35, from 4.1 through 4.1.38.
- Products
- wordpress
- Affected versions
- 4.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.4+dfsg-1, 4.4.1+dfsg-1, 4.4.2+dfsg-1, 4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 4.8.2+dfsg-2, 4.8.3+dfsg-1, 4.9.1+dfsg-1, 4.9.2+dfsg-1, 4.9.4+dfsg-1, 4.9.5+dfsg1-1, 5.2.2+dfsg1-1, 5.2.4+dfsg1-1, 5.3.2+dfsg1-1, 5.3.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 5.7.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1, 5.8.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu1, 5.8.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 5.8.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.1, 6.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 6.4.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1, 6.7.2+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-39999
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in WordPress from 6.3 through 6.3.1, from 6.2 through 6.2.2, from 6.1 through 6.13, from 6.0 through 6.0.5, from 5.9 through 5.9.7, from 5.8 through 5.8.7, from 5.7 through 5.7.9, from 5.6 through 5.6.11, from 5.5 through 5.5.12, from 5.4 through 5.4.13, from 5.3 through 5.3.15, from 5.2 through 5.2.18, from 5.1 through 5.1.16, from 5.0 through 5.0.19, from 4.9 through 4.9.23, from 4.8 through 4.8.22, from 4.7 through 4.7.26, from 4.6 through 4.6.26, from 4.5 through 4.5.29, from 4.4 through 4.4.30, from 4.3 through 4.3.31, from 4.2 through 4.2.35, from 4.1 through 4.1.38.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39999
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Complete source record
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