Description

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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2017-16510

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Plugin dwnldr Cross-Site Scripting (1.0)

OpenSSL Cryptographic Issues Vulnerability (CVE-2010-0928)

WordPress Plugin Inline Tweet Sharer-Twitter Sharing Cross-Site Scripting (2.5.3)

MySQL CVE-2016-0667 Vulnerability (CVE-2016-0667)

GibbonEdu Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Vulnerability (CVE-2023-34599)

Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2017-16510 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