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.
Published: 2017-01-15
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: 92.5% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:14.732Z

Reserved: 2017-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5487

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-15T02:59:02.797

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5487

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