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CVE-2017-14723in critical feed

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress mishandled % characters and additional placeholder values in $wpdb->prepare, and thus did not properly addr…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.5%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

Before version 4.8.2, WordPress mishandled % characters and additional placeholder values in $wpdb->prepare, and thus did not properly address the possibility of plugins and themes enabling SQL injection attacks.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
Technology feeds
WordPress (RSS, critical only)

References

  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3997 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • medium.com /websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/100912 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039553 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • github.com /WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • core.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/41470 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • core.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/41496 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • wordpress.org /news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • medium.com /websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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