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CVE-2017-16510

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-11-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-89

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.

Affected products

• WordPress: through 4.8.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638
• https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
• https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/
• https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638
• https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
• https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d

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