CVE-2017-5487 (GCVE-0-2017-5487)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-01-15 02:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.org http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
cve@mitre.org http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
cve@mitre.org https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60 Patch
cve@mitre.org https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
cve@mitre.org https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
cve@mitre.org https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/ Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/ Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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