Description
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.
Published: 2017-09-23
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 10.4% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1151-1 wordpress security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1160-1 wordpress security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3997-1 wordpress security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6220 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:34:39.971Z

Reserved: 2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14723

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-23T20:29:00.420

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14723

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