InLinks <= 1.1 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE	CVE-2017-16955
CVSS	High (8.8)
Publicly Published	November 22, 2017
Last Updated	August 15, 2024
Researcher	Dimopoulos Elias

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the InLinks plugin through 1.1 for WordPress allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "keyword" parameter to /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=inlinks/inlinks.php.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	inlinks (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.1
Patched Version

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