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CVE-2017-14723 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink 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/ Patch  Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-14723
NVD Published Date:
09/23/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/09/2017
Source:
MITRE