CVE-2017-5611
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 9.9% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.93% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-01-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| oracle | data integrator |
| wordpress | wordpress |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d24267054cb
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
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