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CVE-2017-5487

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Date: January 14, 2017

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.

Language: PHP

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Related Resources (12)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5487
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5487
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-5487

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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