CVE-2017-14723
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.4%
Description
Before version 4.8.2, WordPress mishandled % characters and additional placeholder values in $wpdb->prepare, and thus did not properly address the possibility of plugins and themes enabling SQL injection attacks.
How to fix CVE-2017-14723
To remediate CVE-2017-14723, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.8.2+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-14723 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.8.2+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |