FKIE_CVE-2017-16510

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-11-02 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:09
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
WordPress before 4.8.3 is affected by an issue where $wpdb->prepare() can create unexpected and unsafe queries leading to potential SQL injection (SQLi) in plugins and themes, as demonstrated by a "double prepare" approach, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14723.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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