Description
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.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.1043
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2022-01-26
CWE
CWE-89
Status
published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress
< 4.8.1
Published
Sep 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026