SQL Injection in WordPress
CVE-2017-14723
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.
Vulnerability class: SQL Injection
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.060 (93.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.060 · change: -0.007
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997 (vendor-advisory)
- medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/ (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14723?
- CVE-2017-14723 is a critical-severity vulnerability in WordPress, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14723?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-14723 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.