CVE-2017-16510
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-16510
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-11-02T16:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-02-04T02:29:14
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.8.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/ | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16510 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16510 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:49:06 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 22:44:58 | 2017-11-02T16:29Z | 2017-11-02T16:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 22:44:58 | 2018-02-04T02:29:14 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 22:44:58 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |