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Wordpress: CVE-2017-14723: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Wordpress: CVE-2017-14723: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/23/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/12/2017
Modified
05/23/2019

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.

Solution(s)

  • wordpress-upgrade-4_8_2

References

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