CVE-2017-14723
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14723
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.8.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.8.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.8.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.8.2+dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.8.2+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | wordpress | {"endIncluding":"4.8.1"} | |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100912
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039553
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41470
- https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/41496
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/70b21279098fc973eae803693c0705a548128e48
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/commit/fc930d3daed1c3acef010d04acc2c5de93cd18ec
- https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-bbb2afcc8e94
- https://medium.com/websec/wordpress-sqli-poc-f1827c20bf8e
- https://wordpress.org/news/2017/09/wordpress-4-8-2-security-and-maintenance-release/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3997
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14723
CWEs
CWE-89
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.