CVE-2017-16510
WordPress SQL Injection Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 2, 2017, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade WordPress to version 4.8.3 or later.
- Upgrade the wordpress and wordpress-l10n packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-16510 has a 5 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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-2017-16510.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-16510 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-16510
weaknesses.
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
Documentation for TAMUSA CSCI 4349.
penetration-testing
Python Shell PHP Batchfile CSS JavaScript HTML Smarty Pascal C++
Revised
Cybersecurity University - Assignment (Week 7)
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-16510 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-16510 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638 Added Reference https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html Added Reference https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3 Added Reference https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html Added Reference https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/ Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 18, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 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://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941 No Types Assigned https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3 No Types Assigned https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html No Types Assigned https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/ No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/ Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d No Types Assigned https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-89 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.8.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 06, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.42 }} -1.34%
score
0.84621
percentile