Information Exposure Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.7.1+dfsg-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-363396
- published 15 Jan 2017
- disclosed 15 Jan 2017
Introduced: 15 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5487 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.7.1+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5487
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/master/cves/2017/CVE-2017-5487.yaml