CVE-2017-5611

high-risk
Published 2017-01-30

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.

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12.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 88% 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
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Oracle Debian Wordpress

References (18)

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
Release Notes https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
Patch https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d2426...
Patch https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
Patch https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730
Third Party Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/5
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95816
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037731
Release Notes https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.2
Patch https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/85384297a60900004e27e417eac56d2426...
Patch https://wordpress.org/news/2017/01/wordpress-4-7-2-security-release/
Patch https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8730
Third Party Advisory https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 12/34 · Low
Exposure 13/34 · Low