CVE-2017-5487

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Published Jan 15, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 87.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

wp-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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 87.3% (87.299% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/

History

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Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 15, 2017, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:04 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2017, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 15, 2017, 2:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:20 AM

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