SQL injection in WordPress - CVE-2017-16510
Published: October 31, 2017 / Updated: October 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9018
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16510
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in application's database.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in
The vulnerability exists due to an error in
$wpdb->prepare() that can lead to SQL injection attacks exploited via third-party software. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database. Affected software
WordPress
wordpress (Debian package)
wordpress (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-16510
Update to version 4.8.3.
WordPress - update to 4.8.3
wordpress (Debian package) - addressed in versions 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16, 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2
wordpress (Debian package) - addressed in versions 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16, 4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2