| Name | CVE-2017-5487 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 851310 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wordpress (PTS) | bullseye | 5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.7.14+dfsg1-0+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.8.1+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
| forky, sid | 6.8.3+dfsg1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wordpress | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| wordpress | source | jessie | (not affected) | | | |
| wordpress | source | (unstable) | 4.7.1+dfsg-1 | | | 851310 |
Notes
[jessie] - wordpress <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
[wheezy] - wordpress <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/1
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8715
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/daf358983cc1ce0c77bf6d2de2ebbb43df2add60