ghsa-94q7-f538-38mf
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 01:19
Modified
2025-04-20 03:31
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-5487"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-01-15T02:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-94q7-f538-38mf",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:31:13Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:19:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5487"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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