CVE-2017-16510

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-16510
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-02 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionWordPress 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-89 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wordpress Wordpress All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Version 4.8.3 | WordPress.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 codex.wordpress.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1160-1] wordpress security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org
WordPress 4.8.3 Security Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wordpress.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Database: Restore numbered placeholders in `wpdb::prepare()`. · WordPress/WordPress@a2693fd · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4090-1 wordpress af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Disclosure: WordPress WPDB SQL Injection - Technical | ircmaxell's Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.ircmaxell.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
WordPress <= 4.8.2 - $wpdb->prepare() Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wpvulndb.com Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
WordPress 'wpdb::prepare()' Method SQL Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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