{"id":"CVE-2017-16510","details":"WordPress before 4.8.3 is affected by an issue where $wpdb-\u003eprepare() 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.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:57:44.845070Z","published":"2017-11-02T16:29:00.787Z","references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/wordpress/wordpress","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3a101dd37d14b5e78c80ba5c67f1dafc4b07e7ee"},{"fixed":"a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d"}],"database_specific":{"versions":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.8.2"}]}}],"versions":["4.8.2"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-16510.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}