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CVE-2010-4257: 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 Trackbac

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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 Trackbac

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<=3.0.1
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.0
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 3% (87.9th percentile)
Published
2010-12-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-89
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