CVE-2017-16510
N/A
Published: November 2, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWordPress
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
WordPress· WordPressdrupal
95%v ≤ 4.8.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167dMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.htmlx_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89
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