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CVE-2017-14723 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496 CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 CVEExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wordpress wordpress
<= 4.8.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14723
NVD Published Date:
Sep 23, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-14723 Details - Not Deferred