CVE-2017-14723

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.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94	Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/	Release Notes Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-09-23 20:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:04

NVD link : CVE-2017-14723

Mitre link : CVE-2017-14723

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-14723

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Products Affected

wordpress

wordpress

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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