CVE-2017-5487
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...
- Published
- Jan 15, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Mar 3, 2017
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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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.
Sources
10- CVE-2017-5487Exploit
Exploit for CVE-2017-5487 to enumerate WordPress user accounts via the REST API, extracting sensitive information from vulnerable 4.7 installations.
A PoC exploit for CVE-2017-5487 - WordPress User Enumeration.
- CVE-2017-5487Exploit
This is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that was discovered and disclosed in 2017.
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