CVE-2017-16510

CRITICAL

WordPress <4.8.3 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm

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.

References (8)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html

[Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory] https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html

[Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory] https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/

[Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory] https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0417

EPSS Percentile 88.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-89

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

wordpress/wordpress < 4.8.2

Timeline

Published Nov 02, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026