CVE-2017-5487
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 Medium 5.3
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5487
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-15T02:59:02
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-09-01T01:29:35
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.7 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.3
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 1.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60 | Patch |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391 | |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5487 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5487 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 08:41:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:56:38 | 2017-01-15T02:59Z | 2017-01-15T02:59:02 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:56:38 | 2017-09-01T01:29:35 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:56:38 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |