CVE-2017-16510: 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…

PriorityP353critical9.8CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

7.74%

94.0th percentile

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.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	wordpress	< wordpress 4.8.3+dfsg-1 (bookworm)	wordpress 4.8.3+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
wordpress	wordpress	<= 4.8.2	—
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.8.3+dfsg-1	4.8.3+dfsg-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.8.3+dfsg-1	4.8.3+dfsg-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.8.3+dfsg-1	4.8.3+dfsg-1
wordpress	wordpress	>= 0 < 4.8.3+dfsg-1	4.8.3+dfsg-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv9.8CRITICAL

vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL

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