vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: stop-user-enumeration: CVE-2017-1000226: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2017
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025

Description

The Stop User Enumeration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Username Enumeration in versions up to, and including, 1.3.8 via the due to the REST API. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to generate lists of usernames gathered from vulnerable services.

Solution

stop-user-enumeration-plugin-cve-2017-1000226
Title
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