9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-14723
WordPress SQL Injection in $wpdb->prepare
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 10, 2017, 2:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-14723 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-14723 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wordpress wordpress
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-14723.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Release Notes Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

WordPress Pen Testing

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 23, 2022, 8:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 100 different CVEs too.

Analyse von vier Sicherheitslücken in Wordpress

Python PHP

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 7, 2019, 3:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Revised

Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 7, 2018, 7:17 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

Cybersecurity University - Assignment (Week 7)

Updated: 6 years, 5 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 5, 2018, 5:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 6 years, 6 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 11, 2018, 1:09 a.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-14723 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-14723 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496 No Types Assigned https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470 No Types Assigned https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e No Types Assigned https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 No Types Assigned https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-89
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-14723 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.38 }} -0.26%

score

0.68631

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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