Wordpress: CVE-2017-14723: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
09/23/2017
07/25/2018
10/12/2017
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
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