ID:9040 - Exploit for Information disclosure in WordPress - CVE-2017-5487

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Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly implemented restrictions within REST API ("wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-users-controller.php") when accessing listings of post authors via HTTP request to "wp-json/wp/v2/users" URL. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable URL and obtain potentially sensitive data.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain access to otherwise restricted sensitive information.

Remediation