CVE-2017-5611
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/class-wp-query.php in WP_Query in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by leveraging the presence of an affected plugin or theme that mishandles a crafted post type…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/class-wp-query.php in WP_Query in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by leveraging the presence of an affected plugin or theme that mishandles a crafted post type name.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.20% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress · debian/debian linux · oracle/data integrator
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 10.2% 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.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cbPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cbPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.