{
    "id": "CVE-2017-5487",
    "published": "2017-01-15 02:59:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:20:35",
    "cvss_score": "5.3",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-200",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.87299",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99749",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:20:51",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wordpress",
            "product": "wordpress"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "41497",
            "title": "WordPress Core < 4.7.1 - Username Enumeration",
            "date": "2017-03-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95391",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591",
        "https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1",
        "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/",
        "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://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1",
        "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60",
        "https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-1-security-and-maintenance-release/",
        "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41497/",
        "https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2016/12/wordfence-blocks-username-harvesting-via-new-rest-api-wp-4-7/"
    ]
}