#VU19733 SQL injection in WordPress - CVE-2017-14848

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#VU19733 SQL injection in WordPress - CVE-2017-14848

Published: August 2, 2019 / Updated: April 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU19733
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14848
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
WordPress
Software vendor:
WordPress.ORG

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the employee_id parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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