CVE-2017-16510
wordpress - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.2%
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-16510
To remediate CVE-2017-16510, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wordpress—upgrade to 4.8.3+dfsg-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u18 or later
- —upgrade to 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16 or later
Is CVE-2017-16510 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 4.8.3+dfsg-1
- from 0, < 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u18
- from 0, < 4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16
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 |