CVE-2017-5611 (GCVE-0-2017-5611)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-30 04:24 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:04
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Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/class-wp-query.php in WP_Query in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by leveraging the presence of an affected plugin or theme that mishandles a crafted post type name.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-01-26 00:00
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