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CVE-2025-4302: The Stop User Enumeration WordPress plugin before version 1.7.3 blocks REST API /wp-json/wp/v2/users/ requests for non-authorized users. However, this can be bypassed by URL-encoding the API path.

medium Affects stop-user-enumeration (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Stop User Enumeration WordPress plugin before version 1.7.3 blocks REST API /wp-json/wp/v2/users/ requests for non-authorized users. However, this can be bypassed by URL-encoding the API path.

Package
stop-user-enumeration (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.7.3
Fixed in
1.7.3
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (62.3th percentile)
Published
2025-07-17
Source
nvd

References

NVD recordstop-user-enumeration (WordPress plugin) advisories

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