WordPress Core <= 3.0.1 - SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2010-4257
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published November 30, 2010
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Vladimir Kolesnikov
Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function in wp-includes/comment.php in WordPress before 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Send Trackbacks field.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Core
Software Slug wordpress (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.1
Patched Version
  • 3.0.2
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