CVE-2017-5487

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5487
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-15 02:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-01 01:29:00 UTC
Descriptionwp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php in the REST API implementation in WordPress 4.7 before 4.7.1 does not properly restrict listings of post authors, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a wp-json/wp/v2/users request.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 8 security issues in 4.7 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
WordPress 4.7 - User Information Disclosure via REST API MISC wpvulndb.com
WordPress Core < 4.7.1 - Username Enumeration - PHP webapps Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
REST API: Change which users are shown in the users endpoint. · WordPress/WordPress@daf3589 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
Version 4.7.1 « WordPress Codex CONFIRM codex.wordpress.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
WordPress Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Wordfence Blocks Username Harvesting via the New REST API in WP 4.7 MISC www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
WordPress Prior to 4.7.1 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
WordPress 4.7.1 Security and Maintenance Release CONFIRM wordpress.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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