VDB
CVE-2017-5611
CVE-2017-5611
PUBLISHED
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/class-wp-query.php in WP_Query in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by leveraging the presence of an affected plugin or theme that mishandles a crafted post type name.
EPSS 12.38% · 94.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
12.38%
94.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wordpress | *, 0, 4.3+dfsg-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 95816 (circl)
- DSA-3779 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20170128 Re: CVE Request: Wordpress: 4.7.2 security release: unauthorized bypass, SQL injection, cross-site scripting issues (circl)
- 1037731 (circl)
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html (circl)
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 (circl)
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ (circl)
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb (circl)
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730 (circl)
Timeline
- Jan 30, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 23, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 24, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 1, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5611 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/2 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5 third-party-advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2 third-party-advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5611 third-party-advisory