CVE-2017-16510
WordPress 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
WordPress 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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.70% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.