What is CVE-2017-9834?

CVE-2017-9834 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Calendarscripts Watupro, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-9834?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-9834 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Calendarscripts Watupro

CVE-2017-9834

SQL injection vulnerability in the WatuPRO plugin before 5.5.3.7 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the watupro_questions parameter in a watupro_submit action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.041 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Calendarscripts Watupro
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9834?: CVE-2017-9834 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Calendarscripts Watupro, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-9834?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9834 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.