Security Advisory
CVE-2017-5487
5.3
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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 Date
January 15, 2017
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory