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CVE-2017-5611

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 9.93% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects WordPress. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable. It involves a SQL injection risk.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2017-5611
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
9.93%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

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.