CVE-2017-5487
Published: 15 January 2017
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.
Notes
Author | Note |
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msalvatore | Vulnerable code introduced in v4.7 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code not present])
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.7.1+dfsg-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.3 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5487
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian