WordPress 'wpdb::prepare()' Method SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	101638
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-16510
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 31 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 19 2017 09:00PM
Credit:	Anthony Ferrara.
Vulnerable:	WordPress WordPress 4.8.2 WordPress WordPress 4.8.1 WordPress WordPress 4.7.4 WordPress WordPress 4.7.2 WordPress WordPress 4.7.1 WordPress WordPress 4.6.1 WordPress WordPress 4.5.2 WordPress WordPress 4.5.1 WordPress WordPress 4.5 WordPress WordPress 4.4.1 WordPress WordPress 4.4 WordPress WordPress 4.2.4 WordPress WordPress 4.2.3 WordPress WordPress 4.2.2 WordPress WordPress 4.2.1 WordPress WordPress 4.1.2 WordPress WordPress 4.1.1 WordPress WordPress 4.1 WordPress WordPress 3.9.2 WordPress WordPress 3.9.1 WordPress WordPress 3.9 WordPress WordPress 3.8.2 WordPress WordPress 3.8.1 WordPress WordPress 3.7.4 WordPress WordPress 3.7.1 WordPress WordPress 3.6.1 WordPress WordPress 3.6 WordPress WordPress 3.5.2 WordPress WordPress 3.5.1 WordPress WordPress 3.3.2 WordPress WordPress 3.1.4 WordPress WordPress 3.1.3 WordPress WordPress 3.1.2 WordPress WordPress 3.1.1 WordPress WordPress 3.0.5 WordPress WordPress 3.0.4 WordPress WordPress 3.0.3 WordPress WordPress 3.0.2 WordPress WordPress 2.9.2 WordPress WordPress 2.9.1 WordPress WordPress 2.8.6 WordPress WordPress 2.8.5 WordPress WordPress 2.8.4 WordPress WordPress 2.8.3 WordPress WordPress 2.8.2 WordPress WordPress 2.8.1 WordPress WordPress 2.0.5 WordPress WordPress 2.0.4 WordPress WordPress 2.0.3 WordPress WordPress 2.0.2 WordPress WordPress 1.5.1 WordPress WordPress 1.5 WordPress WordPress 1.3.1 WordPress WordPress 4.7.5 WordPress WordPress 4.7.3 WordPress WordPress 4.7 WordPress WordPress 4.6 WordPress WordPress 4.5.3 WordPress WordPress 4.4.2 WordPress WordPress 4.3.1 WordPress WordPress 4.3 WordPress WordPress 4.2 WordPress WordPress 4.0.1 WordPress WordPress 4.0 WordPress WordPress 3.9.3 WordPress WordPress 3.9 WordPress WordPress 3.8.5 WordPress WordPress 3.8.4 WordPress WordPress 3.8.3 WordPress WordPress 3.8 WordPress WordPress 3.7.5 WordPress WordPress 3.7 WordPress WordPress 3.6 WordPress WordPress 3.5.0 WordPress WordPress 3.5 WordPress WordPress 3.4.2 WordPress WordPress 3.4.1 WordPress WordPress 3.4.0 WordPress WordPress 3.4 WordPress WordPress 3.3.3 WordPress WordPress 3.3.1 WordPress WordPress 3.3 WordPress WordPress 3.2 WordPress WordPress 3.1 WordPress WordPress 3.0.6 WordPress WordPress 3.0.1 WordPress WordPress 2.9.1.1 WordPress WordPress 2.9 WordPress WordPress 2.8.5.1 WordPress WordPress 2.8 WordPress WordPress 2.1 WordPress WordPress 1.4 WordPress WordPress 1.3.3 WordPress WordPress 1.3.2 WordPress WordPress 1.3 WordPress WordPress 0.7 WordPress WordPress 0.6.2.1
Not Vulnerable:	WordPress WordPress 4.8.3

WordPress 'wpdb::prepare()' Method SQL Injection Vulnerability

WordPress is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

WordPress versions 4.8.2 and prior versions are vulnerable.

WordPress 'wpdb::prepare()' Method SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through browser.

WordPress 'wpdb::prepare()' Method SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

WordPress 'wpdb::prepare()' Method SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Database: Restore numbered placeholders in `wpdb::prepare()`. (WordPress)
  
• WordPress HomePage (WordPress)
  
• WordPress 4.8.3 Security Release (WordPress)