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CVE-2017-16510
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-11-02T16:29:00.787 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:09:22.687

Summary

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.

Affected products

wordpress — wordpress

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References

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