VDB
CVE-2017-16510
CVE-2017-16510
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 6.70% · 93.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.70%
93.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | 0, 4.4+dfsg-1, 4.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Nov 2, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16510 third-party-advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d third-party-advisory
- https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16510 third-party-advisory