CVE-2017-16510
Published: 2 November 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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
wordpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.8.3+dfsg-1)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.5+dfsg1-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16510
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
- https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian