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CVE-2017-16510

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-11-02T16:00:00
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Description

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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WordPress Vulnerability

Identified and analyzed by Wordfence

Software Type

Core

Patch Status

Patched

Published

October 31, 2017

Software Details

Software Name

WordPress

Software Slug

wordpress

Affected Versions

[*, 3.7) 4.6 - 4.6.7 4.7 - 4.7.6 4.8 - 4.8.2 3.7 - 3.7.22 3.8 - 3.8.22 3.9 - 3.9.20 4.0 - 4.0.19 4.1 - 4.1.19 4.2 - 4.2.16 4.3 - 4.3.12 4.4 - 4.4.11 4.5 - 4.5.10

Patched Versions

3.7.23 3.8.23 3.9.21 4.0.20 4.1.20 4.2.17 4.3.13 4.4.12 4.5.11 4.6.8 4.7.7 4.8.3

Remediation

Update to one of the following versions, or a newer patched version: 3.7.23, 3.8.23, 3.9.21, 4.0.20, 4.1.20, 4.2.17, 4.3.13, 4.4.12, 4.5.11, 4.6.8, 4.7.7, 4.8.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb6182e8-ba5c-4873-aa18-45a79191c8c5?source=api-prod

© Defiant Inc. Data provided by Wordfence.

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed CRITICAL

GHSA-4cxp-jjp3-3qpw

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

9.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16510
WEB https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
WEB https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
WEB https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
WEB https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
WEB https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release
WEB https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
WEB https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

References

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/
Published: 2017-11-02T16:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T20:27:03.287Z
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