CVE-2017-16510

NameCVE-2017-16510
DescriptionWordPress 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1160-1, DSA-4090-1
Debian Bugs880528

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wordpress (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye5.7.11+dfsg1-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, bookworm (security)6.1.6+dfsg1-0+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie6.6.1+dfsg1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wordpresssourcewheezy3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u18DLA-1160-1
wordpresssourcejessie4.1+dfsg-1+deb8u16DSA-4090-1
wordpresssourcestretch4.7.5+dfsg-2+deb9u2DSA-4090-1
wordpresssource(unstable)4.8.3+dfsg-1880528

Notes

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html

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