SB2017012605 - SQL injection in WordPress WordPress
Published: January 26, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017012605
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5611)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP POST request to "wp-includes/class-wp-query.php" script, pass malformed WP_Query to an affected plugin or theme and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.