CVE-2017-5487

Name
CVE-2017-5487
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.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
cve@mitre.org http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
Release Notes https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
Patch https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60
Vendor Advisory https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
cve@mitre.org https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
cve@mitre.org https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* wordpress >= None <= 4.7

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status