CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 87.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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CVE
CVE-2017-5487
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
87.09%
WordPress
Original NVD 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.