CVE-2017-5611

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
Oracle Corporation Oracle Data Integrator: 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
WordPress: through 4.7.1

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816

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