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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ | Release Notes Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553 | |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997 |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-09-23 13:29
Updated : 2017-11-09 18:29
NVD link : CVE-2017-14723
Mitre link : CVE-2017-14723
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CWE
CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Products Affected
wordpress
- wordpress