After the recent discovery of REST…
After the recent discovery of REST API vulnerabilities in WordPress 4.7.1 and 4.7 Mika Epstein wrote an impactful post recently entitled “A Case for REST API”. I really like this calm approach to the subject – I highly recommend you take a minute to read her thoughts.
The bottom line: leaving the REST API on and dealing with possible future vulnerabilities is less of a risk then turning it off.