CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
98.7%
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.
Author | Note |
---|---|
msalvatore | Vulnerable code introduced in v4.7 |
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-5487
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5487
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5487
wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5487
www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
98.7%