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CVE-2017-5611

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in wp-includes/class-wp-query.php in WP_Query in WordPress before 4.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by leveraging the presence of an affected plugin or theme that mishandles a crafted post type name.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published1/30/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxoracle:data_integratorwordpress:wordpress

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779(security@debian.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5(security@debian.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816(security@debian.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731(security@debian.org)

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2(security@debian.org)

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb(security@debian.org)

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/(security@debian.org)

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730(security@debian.org)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html(security@debian.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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