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CVE-2010-4257

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4257 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in the do_trackbacks function within wp-includes/comment.php of WordPress versions prior to 3.0.2. This flaw allows remote, authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating the "Send Trackbacks" field. With a CVSS score of 6.0, this vulnerability has a medium severity, requiring authentication and moderate attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
6.8
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0314 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,428 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

blog.sjinks.pro / wordpress/858-information-disclosure-via-sql-injection-attack
Broken Link
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
codex.wordpress.org / Version_3.0.2
Vendor Advisory
core.trac.wordpress.org / changeset/16625
Vendor Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052879.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052892.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052917.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052932.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42431
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42753
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42844
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42871
Third Party Advisory
wordpress.org / news/2010/11/wordpress-3-0-2
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2138
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/45131
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3337
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0042
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0057
Third Party Advisory
xakep.ru / magazine/xa/124/052/1.asp
Not Applicable