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WordPress <= 4.8.2 - $wpdb->prepare() Weakness

Description

WordPress versions 4.8.2 and earlier are affected by an issue where $wpdb->prepare() can create unexpected and unsafe queries leading to potential SQL injection (SQLi). WordPress core is not directly vulnerable to this issue, but we’ve added hardening to prevent plugins and themes from accidentally causing a vulnerability. Reported by Anthony Ferrara.

Affects WordPress

3.8.1
Fixed in version 3.8.23
3.8
Fixed in version 3.8.23
3.7.1
Fixed in version 3.7.23
3.6
Fixed in version 4.8.3
3.5.2
Fixed in version 4.8.3
3.5.1
Fixed in version 4.8.3
3.5
Fixed in version 4.8.3
3.4.2
Fixed in version 4.8.3
3.4.1
Fixed in version 4.8.3
3.4
Fixed in version 4.8.3

References

CVE
CVE-2017-16510
URL
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/
URL
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
URL
https://twitter.com/ircmaxell/status/923662170092638208
URL
https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html

Classification

Type

SQLI

OWASP top 10
A1: Injection
CWE
CWE-89

Miscellaneous

Submitter

ethicalhack3r

Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified

No

WPVDB ID
c161f0f0-6527-4ba4-a43d-36c644e250fc

Timeline

Publicly Published

2017-10-31 (about 5 years ago)

Added

2017-10-31 (about 5 years ago)

Last Updated

2020-09-22 (about 2 years ago)

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