CVE•Published 2017-01-30•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2017-5611Wordpress · Wordpress

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

CRITICAL

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

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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.

Timeline

Published 2017-01-30

Modified 2026-05-13

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag4,101 hosts

vuln:CVE-2017-5611

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/wordpress/"

Matches any site loading the "wordpress" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Wordpress Wordpress"

All exposed Wordpress Wordpress instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Wordpress"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Wordpress" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.