Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1160-1 wordpress -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 04 Nov 2017
- Affected Packages:
- wordpress
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 880528.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-16510. - More information:
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WordPress, a web blogging tool, was 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.For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 3.6.1+dfsg-1~deb7u18.We recommend that you upgrade your wordpress packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS