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CVE-2017-16510

Date: November 2, 2017

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.

Language: PHP

Severity Score

Related Resources (12)

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

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CWE-89

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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