# CVE-2017-16510: WordPress before 4.8.3 is affected by an issue where $wpdb-\>prepare() can create unexpected and unsafe queries leading to potential SQL inje

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WordPress before 4.8.3 is affected by an issue where $wpdb->prepare() 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.

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## References

- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/a2693fd8602e3263b5925b9d799ddd577202167d
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4090
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101638
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8941
- https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.8.3
- https://blog.ircmaxell.com/2017/10/disclosure-wordpress-wpdb-sql-injection-technical.html
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/10/wordpress-4-8-3-security-release/

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