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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-14723

Related Vulnerabilities

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WordPress Plugin WP Symposium Multiple Vulnerabilities (14.05.02)

phpMyFAQ Other Vulnerability (CVE-2005-3050)

Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2017-14723 CWE-138 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities