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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade wordpress | Oct 12, 2017 | Sep 23, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Sep 23, 2017 |
| Wordpress | — | Upgrade Wordpress to version 4.8.2 | Oct 12, 2017 | Sep 23, 2017 |
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