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WordPress core

CVE-2017-14723

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.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
23 Sept 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
17 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
WordPressWordPress core · cpe:a:wordpress:wordpress
  • Every version up to 4.8.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14723
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14723