CVE-2017-5611 (GCVE-0-2017-5611)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-30 04:24 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/853… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2017-01-26 00:00
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