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CVE-2017-16510

Published: Nov 2, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d

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vendor-advisory

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[debian-lts-announce] 20171104 [SECURITY] [DLA 1160-1] wordpress security update

mailing-list

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vdb-entry

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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941

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https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3

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https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html

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https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/

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