SQL Injection Affecting wordpress package, versions <4.8.3+dfsg-1
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0.39% (74th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WORDPRESS-362845
- published 2 Nov 2017
- disclosed 2 Nov 2017
Introduced: 2 Nov 2017
CVE-2017-16510 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable wordpress to version 4.8.3+dfsg-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16510
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
- https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-16510
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