CVE-2017-14723

moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-23

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.

Do I need to act?

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10.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 90% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

48
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal